Great Sand Bank–Menemsha Beach, 5 beaches
2 mi · ▲ 89 ft · 43 min
Great Sand Bank–Menemsha Beach, 5 beaches is a 2-mile out-and-back in Menemsha Hills Reservation near Menemsha, MA. The route passes Menemsha Beach and Menemsha Hills Reservation Beach before reaching Great Sand Bank at the turnaround, 1 miles in. It is mostly level, with 89 ft of elevation gain. It scores 51/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Great Sand Bank–Menemsha Beach, 5 beaches
2 mi · ▲ 89 ft · 43 min
Elevation 58–163 ft
Out & Back · Menemsha Hills Reservation
Trailhead: 41.36515, -70.75821
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 80°F / low 66° · precip 0% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 5:42 AM · sunset 7:58 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 50 ftPass Menemsha Beach.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.2 miPass Menemsha Hills Reservation Beach.
- 50 ftBear left onto Nashawakemuck Loop, heading NW.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Beach Trail, heading NW.
- 250 ftBear right, heading N.
- 100 ftReach Great Sand Bank, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 350 ftTurn right onto Nashawakemuck Loop, heading SE.
- 0.6 miBear right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.1 miArrive 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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The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:38 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:58 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:29 PM.
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- Prospect Hill–Harris Viewpoint, 5 beaches 1.9 mi · ▲ 230 ft
- Nashawakemuck Viewpoint–Menemsha Beach, 4 beaches 2.5 mi · ▲ 202 ft
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