Knobby–Pine Hills Powerlines, 4 sights
3.2 mi · ▲ 682 ft · 1 hr 24 min
Knobby–Pine Hills Powerlines, 4 sights is a 3.2-mile out-and-back near Manomet, MA. It climbs 682 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade, and is mostly gravel. It scores 12/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Knobby–Pine Hills Powerlines, 4 sights
3.2 mi · ▲ 682 ft · 1 hr 24 min
Elevation 43–362 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Pine Hills Powerlines · 41.92383, -70.57943
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 83°F / low 64° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:40 AM · sunset 7:59 PM
Transit-accessible: Gellar's stop 742 m from the trailhead
- Start on Super D, heading S.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto Pine Hills Powerlines, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto The In Between, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left onto Knobby, heading SW.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Ridge Run, heading W.
- 200 ftTurn right onto Pine Hills Powerlines, heading S.
- 0.7 miBear left, heading W.
- 450 ftReach Super D, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.7 miTurn left onto Ridge Run, heading E.
- 200 ftContinue straight onto Knobby, heading NE.
- 0.4 miBear right onto The In Between, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Pine Hills Powerlines, heading E.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Super D, heading N.
- 300 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 0.7 mi in (~22 min). Leave by 7:17 PM for the 7:59 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:30 PM — 0 min before dark.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Gellar's stop 742 m from the trailhead
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