Don't Fear The Reaper via The Grind
2.5 mi · ▲ 87 ft · 53 min
Don't Fear The Reaper via The Grind is a 2.5-mile out-and-back near Manomet, MA. It is mostly level, with 87 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 11/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Don't Fear The Reaper via The Grind
2.5 mi · ▲ 87 ft · 53 min
Elevation 85–170 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Grindfest · 41.91517, -70.59632
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 84°F / low 64° · precip 0% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 5:40 AM · sunset 7:59 PM
- Start on Grindfest, heading SW.
- 100 ftBear left onto The Grind, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading W.
- 350 ftSharp left onto Don't Fear The Reaper, heading NW.
- 0.7 miReach Don't Fear The Reaper, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.7 miSharp right, heading N.
- 350 ftBear left, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto The Grind, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Grindfest, heading NE.
- 50 ftArrive 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 0.0 mi in (~1 min). Leave by 7:38 PM for the 7:59 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:15 PM — 15 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
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