Powerlines

3.7 mi · ▲ 175 ft · 1 hr 19 min

Powerlines is a 3.7-mile out-and-back near The Springs, MA. It is mostly level, with 175 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi161 – 236 ft4.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.72103, -70.48233
Nearest town The Springs, MA

Directions

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Powerlines

3.7 mi · ▲ 175 ft · 1 hr 19 min

Elevation 162–238 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 41.72103, -70.48233

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 83°F / low 63° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 5:40 AM · sunset 7:58 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.2 miBear left, heading E.
  3. 350 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  4. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  5. 0.2 miBear right, heading NE.
  6. 250 ftTurn right, heading E.
  7. 0.2 miBear right, heading NE.
  8. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  9. 100 ftContinue straight onto Kettle Hole, heading E.
  10. 0.5 miTurn right, heading S.
  11. 150 ftContinue straight onto Tiny Acorns, heading NE.
  12. 0.3 miTurn right onto Powerlines, heading SW.
  13. 0.1 miReach Powerlines, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  14. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  15. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Tiny Acorns, heading NE.
  16. 250 ftTurn left onto Kettle Hole, heading NE.
  17. 0.6 miTurn right, heading NW.
  18. 0.2 miBear left, heading NW.
  19. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  20. 300 ftBear left, heading NW.
  21. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  22. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  23. 350 ftBear right, heading SW.
  24. 200 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

47% dirt53% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 83°F63°
Precip0%Wind5 mphUV7Humidity81%
Rained 0.6″ yesterday (0.7″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
85°60°
Sunrise 5:40 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:58 PM
Wed 83°63° 15%
Thu 85°70°
Fri 89°72°
Sat 88°71°
Sun 86°68°
Mon 88°73°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~8 min). Leave by 7:30 PM for the 7:58 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:20 PM — 9 min before dark.

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