Foothills Presereve

Long Island Pond–Cleft Rock DH, 5 sights

6.1 mi · ▲ 850 ft · 2 hr 27 min

Long Island Pond–Cleft Rock DH, 5 sights is a 6.1-mile out-and-back in Foothills Presereve near Priscilla Beach, MA. The route reaches Long Island Pond at the turnaround, 3.1 miles in. It climbs 850 ft. It scores 8/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi26 – 285 ft7.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Evacuation Route 41.94172, -70.58343
Nearest town Priscilla Beach, MA

Directions

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Long Island Pond–Cleft Rock DH, 5 sights

6.1 mi · ▲ 850 ft · 2 hr 27 min

Elevation 28–286 ft

Out & Back · Foothills Presereve

Trailhead: Evacuation Route · 41.94172, -70.58343

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 83°F / low 63° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:40 AM · sunset 7:59 PM

  1. Start on Evacuation Route, heading SW.
  2. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Chicken Pad Thai, heading SE.
  3. 50 ftContinue straight onto Evacuation Route, heading SE.
  4. 250 ftTurn right onto Chicken Pad Thai, heading SE.
  5. 50 ftBear left onto Evacuation Route, heading SE.
  6. 50 ftContinue straight onto Tug of War, heading S.
  7. 200 ftTurn left onto Evacuation Route, heading S.
  8. 50 ftBear left onto Tug of War, heading S.
  9. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  10. 50 ftTurn right onto Nuclear Lobster, heading S.
  11. 50 ftTurn left onto Cleft Rock DH, heading S.
  12. 50 ftTurn right onto Three Stooges Access, heading S.
  13. 50 ftBear right onto Larry, heading S.
  14. 50 ftTurn left onto Three Stooges Access, heading S.
  15. 50 ftBear left onto Return Climb, heading SE.
  16. 50 ftBear right onto Rock Village, heading SE.
  17. 50 ftContinue straight onto Shemp, heading SE.
  18. 50 ftContinue straight onto State Road Downhill, heading SE.
  19. 200 ftBear left onto Shemp, heading E.
  20. 250 ftContinue straight onto Rock Village, heading S.
  21. 100 ftContinue straight onto Shemp, heading S.
  22. 100 ftContinue straight onto Water Tower Trail, heading S.
  23. 0.2 miTurn right onto Powerhouse, heading E.
  24. 0.3 miTurn right onto Pine Hills Powerlines, heading SE.
  25. 500 ftContinue straight onto Man Eater, heading S.
  26. 50 ftTurn left onto Pine Hills Powerlines, heading S.
  27. 250 ftContinue straight onto Super D, heading SW.
  28. 400 ftContinue straight onto Pine Hills Powerlines, heading SW.
  29. 0.3 miSharp left, heading W.
  30. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Foothills Preserve Path, heading S.
  31. 0.3 miBear left, heading NE.
  32. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  33. 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
  34. 1 miReach Long Island Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  35. 1 miBear right, heading N.
  36. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  37. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  38. 0.5 miSharp right onto Pine Hills Powerlines, heading N.
  39. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Super D, heading N.
  40. 450 ftContinue straight onto Pine Hills Powerlines, heading N.
  41. 200 ftTurn right onto Man Eater, heading NW.
  42. 50 ftContinue straight onto Pine Hills Powerlines, heading NW.
  43. 500 ftTurn left onto State Road Connector, heading N.
  44. 0.3 miTurn left onto Water Tower Trail, heading N.
  45. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Shemp, heading NE.
  46. 100 ftContinue straight onto Rock Village, heading N.
  47. 100 ftContinue straight onto Shemp, heading N.
  48. 250 ftBear right onto State Road Downhill, heading NE.
  49. 200 ftContinue straight onto Shemp, heading N.
  50. 50 ftContinue straight onto Rock Village, heading NE.
  51. 50 ftBear left onto Return Climb, heading NE.
  52. 50 ftBear right onto Three Stooges Access, heading NE.
  53. 50 ftTurn right onto Larry, heading N.
  54. 50 ftBear left onto Three Stooges Access, heading N.
  55. 50 ftTurn left onto Cleft Rock DH, heading N.
  56. 50 ftTurn right onto Nuclear Lobster, heading N.
  57. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  58. 50 ftBear left onto Tug of War, heading N.
  59. 50 ftBear right onto Evacuation Route, heading N.
  60. 50 ftTurn right onto Tug of War, heading E.
  61. 200 ftContinue straight onto Evacuation Route, heading NE.
  62. 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
  63. 50 ftContinue straight onto Chicken Pad Thai, heading NE.
  64. 50 ftTurn left onto Evacuation Route, heading NE.
  65. 250 ftContinue straight onto Chicken Pad Thai, heading NE.
  66. 50 ftContinue straight onto Evacuation Route, heading NE.
  67. 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.

Trail surface

33% dirt14% gravel53% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 83°F63°
Precip0%Wind6 mphUV8Humidity76%
Rained 0.2″ yesterday
Hourly temperature
85°60°
Sunrise 5:40 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:59 PM
Wed 84°62°
Thu 86°70°
Fri 91°71° 16%
Sat 89°70° 24%
Sun 83°68° 15%
Mon 90°73°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.0 mi in (~1 min). Leave by 7:37 PM for the 7:59 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:15 PM — 15 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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