AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Grindfest–Pick Your Poison, 7 sights

2.1 mi · ▲ 354 ft · 53 min

Grindfest–Pick Your Poison, 7 sights is a 2.1-mile out-and-back near Beach Park, MA. It climbs 354 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 16/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi89 – 371 ft · steepest grade: 19%2.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Pine Hills Powerlines 41.91513, -70.60357
Nearest town Beach Park, MA
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Grindfest–Pick Your Poison, 7 sights

2.1 mi · ▲ 354 ft · 53 min

Elevation 89–371 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Pine Hills Powerlines · 41.91513, -70.60357

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 84°F / low 64° · precip 0% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 5:40 AM · sunset 7:59 PM

  1. Start on Pine Hills Powerlines, heading E.
  2. 0.4 miTurn left onto The Grind, heading N.
  3. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Redemption, heading N.
  4. 50 ftTurn right onto Jammin, heading N.
  5. 50 ftTurn left onto The Grind, heading N.
  6. 400 ftTurn right onto Prime Time DH, heading NE.
  7. 350 ftBear right onto Pick Your Poison, heading E.
  8. 200 ftTurn right onto Ridge Run, heading E.
  9. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Prime Time DH, heading S.
  10. 50 ftContinue straight onto Ridge Run, heading S.
  11. 150 ftTurn right onto Pine Hills Powerlines, heading S.
  12. 0.3 miTurn right onto Pine Hills Powerlines Alternate, heading SE.
  13. 350 ftSharp left, heading SW.
  14. 0.1 miTurn right onto The Grind, heading SW.
  15. 100 ftBear right onto Grindfest, heading SW.
  16. 50 ftTurn left onto The Grind, heading SW.
  17. 50 ftSharp left onto Pine Hills Powerlines Alternate, heading SW.
  18. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Pine Hills Powerlines, heading NE.
  19. 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/grindfest-pick-your-poison-out-back-7-sights

Trail surface

61% dirt39% gravel

Weather

OvercastTemperature 84°F64°
Precip0%Wind8 mphUV8Humidity78%
Rained 0.2″ yesterday
Hourly temperature
85°60°
Sunrise 5:40 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:59 PM
Wed 83°64°
Thu 85°71°
Fri 91°72° 16%
Sat 89°71° 23%
Sun 88°71° 15%
Mon 93°73°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~14 min). Leave by 7:25 PM for the 7:59 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:24 PM — 6 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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