Dark Side of the Sun & Hi Droid Loop via Town Forest Trail
2.4 mi · ▲ 81 ft · 50 min
Dark Side of the Sun & Hi Droid Loop via Town Forest Trail is a 2.4-mile loop in Town Forest near North Pocasset, MA. It is mostly level, with 81 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Dark Side of the Sun & Hi Droid Loop via Town Forest Trail
2.4 mi · ▲ 81 ft · 50 min
Elevation 27–94 ft
Loop · Town Forest
Trailhead: Onset Outlet · 41.71083, -70.58567
Weather Aug 3: Drizzle, high 81°F / low 72° · precip 55% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 5:39 AM · sunset 7:59 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Onset Outlet, heading W.
- 400 ftBear right, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear right onto Hi Droid, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Valley Bars Road, heading W.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 400 ftSharp right, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Pine Trail, heading SW.
- 100 ftTurn left onto Conn., heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Town Forest Trail, heading SW.
- 1.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 200 ftContinue straight onto Run for the Border, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Dark Side of the Sun, heading E.
- 250 ftBear right onto Hi Droid, heading SE.
- 350 ftTurn left onto Conn., heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Katie Marie Pass, heading S.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Dark Side of the Sun, heading NE.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftSharp right onto Onset Outlet, heading NE.
- 250 ftThe loop closes back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~7 min). Leave by 7:32 PM for the 7:59 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:22 PM — 9 min before dark.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from Onset Outlet Trailhead
- Clay Pond & Dark Side of the Sun 2.7 mi · ▲ 135 ft
- UpperPond–The Basin, 3 lakes 2.8 mi · ▲ 109 ft
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