Dawn's Light–Foothills Preserve Path, 5 sights
2.5 mi · ▲ 287 ft · 59 min
Dawn's Light–Foothills Preserve Path, 5 sights is a 2.5-mile out-and-back in Foothills Presereve near Manomet, MA. It climbs 287 ft, with sections as steep as 33% grade. It scores 6/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi13 – 325 ft · steepest grade: 33%2.7 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Maintenance Road 41.91321, -70.57128
Nearest town Manomet, MA
Directions
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Dawn's Light–Foothills Preserve Path, 5 sights
2.5 mi · ▲ 287 ft · 59 min
Elevation 14–324 ft
Out & Back · Foothills Presereve
Trailhead: Maintenance Road · 41.91321, -70.57128
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 82°F / low 64° · precip 0% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 5:40 AM · sunset 7:59 PM
Toilets at the trailhead
- Start on Maintenance Road, heading N.
- 300 ftTurn left onto Restoration Way, heading N.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Foothills Preserve Path, heading W.
- 450 ftSharp right, heading W.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading W.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Pine Hills Powerlines, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Higher Up, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Dawn's Light, heading S.
- 350 ftTurn left onto Ultimate Vibrations, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
- 450 ftBear left onto Foothills Preserve Path, heading SE.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto Restoration Way, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Maintenance Road, heading E.
- 250 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
47% dirt8% gravel45% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 82°F64°
Precip0%Wind9 mphUV8Humidity78%
Rained 0.1″ yesterday (0.3″ over the last week)
Hourly temperature
85°60°
Sunrise 5:40 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:59 PM
Wed
82°65°
Thu
86°72°
Fri
91°72°
16%
Sat
89°71°
23%
Sun
84°69°
15%
Mon
91°74°
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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- Pine Hills–Function Of Mind, 7 sights 5.2 mi · ▲ 613 ft
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