Higher Up–Knobby Loop, 3 sights
1.9 mi · ▲ 491 ft · 53 min
Higher Up–Knobby Loop, 3 sights is a 1.9-mile loop near Manomet, MA. It climbs 491 ft, with sections as steep as 23% grade. It scores 18/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Higher Up–Knobby Loop, 3 sights
1.9 mi · ▲ 491 ft · 53 min
Elevation 109–362 ft
Loop
Trailhead: Grindfest · 41.91517, -70.59632
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 83°F / low 63° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:40 AM · sunset 7:59 PM
- Start on The Grind, heading N.
- 200 ftTurn right onto Pine Hills Powerlines, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Ridge Run, heading N.
- 200 ftContinue straight onto Knobby, heading E.
- 0.4 miBear right onto The In Between, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Pine Hills Powerlines, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Higher Up, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Through Traffic, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 150 ftSharp right onto Social Hard, heading S.
- 350 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 200 ftTurn left onto Pine Hills Powerlines Alternate, heading N.
- 0.4 miSharp left, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto The Grind, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right onto Grindfest, heading W.
- 50 ftThe loop closes 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 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 7:59 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:30 PM.
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More from Grindfest Trailhead
- Couch Potato–Knobby Loop, 8 sights 2.1 mi · ▲ 426 ft
- Don't Fear The Reaper via The Grind 2.5 mi · ▲ 87 ft
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