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Foothills Presereve

Dawn's Light–Don't Fear The Reaper, 3 sights

5.2 mi · ▲ 764 ft · 2 hr 7 min

Dawn's Light–Don't Fear The Reaper, 3 sights is a 5.2-mile out-and-back in Foothills Presereve near Manomet, MA. It climbs 764 ft, with sections as steep as 31% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 13/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi26 – 358 ft · steepest grade: 31%5.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Foothills Preserve Path 41.91520, -70.57386
Nearest town Manomet, MA
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Dawn's Light–Don't Fear The Reaper, 3 sights

5.2 mi · ▲ 764 ft · 2 hr 7 min

Elevation 27–359 ft

Out & Back · Foothills Presereve

Trailhead: Foothills Preserve Path · 41.91520, -70.57386

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:28 AM · sunset 6:45 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Foothills Preserve Path, heading N.
  2. 0.5 miTurn right onto Ultimate Vibrations, heading S.
  3. 0.2 miTurn right onto Dawn's Light, heading W.
  4. 350 ftTurn left onto Through Traffic, heading NW.
  5. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  6. 150 ftSharp right onto Social Hard, heading NW.
  7. 350 ftBear left, heading SW.
  8. 200 ftTurn left onto Pine Hills Powerlines Alternate, heading NW.
  9. 0.4 miSharp left, heading W.
  10. 0.1 miTurn left onto The Grind, heading NW.
  11. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
  12. 0.2 miBear right, heading SW.
  13. 350 ftSharp left onto Don't Fear The Reaper, heading S.
  14. 0.7 miReach Ultimate Vibrations, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  15. 0.7 miSharp right, heading N.
  16. 350 ftBear left, heading NW.
  17. 0.2 miTurn right onto The Grind, heading E.
  18. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
  19. 0.1 miSharp right onto Pine Hills Powerlines Alternate, heading E.
  20. 0.4 miTurn right, heading E.
  21. 200 ftBear right onto Social Hard, heading E.
  22. 300 ftBear right, heading NE.
  23. 50 ftSharp left onto Through Traffic, heading NE.
  24. 250 ftTurn right onto Dawn's Light, heading NE.
  25. 350 ftTurn left onto Ultimate Vibrations, heading NE.
  26. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
  27. 450 ftContinue straight onto Foothills Preserve Path, heading E.
  28. 0.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/dawns-light-dont-fear-the-reaper-out-back-3-sights

Trail surface

80% dirt15% gravel5% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:28 AMSunset 6:45 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.2 mi in (~42 min). Leave by 5:43 PM for the 6:45 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:33 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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