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.
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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
- Start on Evacuation Route, heading SW.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Chicken Pad Thai, heading SE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Evacuation Route, heading SE.
- 250 ftTurn right onto Chicken Pad Thai, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear left onto Evacuation Route, heading SE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Tug of War, heading S.
- 200 ftTurn left onto Evacuation Route, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left onto Tug of War, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Nuclear Lobster, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Cleft Rock DH, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Three Stooges Access, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right onto Larry, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Three Stooges Access, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left onto Return Climb, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear right onto Rock Village, heading SE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Shemp, heading SE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto State Road Downhill, heading SE.
- 200 ftBear left onto Shemp, heading E.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Rock Village, heading S.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Shemp, heading S.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Water Tower Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Powerhouse, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Pine Hills Powerlines, heading SE.
- 500 ftContinue straight onto Man Eater, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Pine Hills Powerlines, heading S.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Super D, heading SW.
- 400 ftContinue straight onto Pine Hills Powerlines, heading SW.
- 0.3 miSharp left, heading W.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Foothills Preserve Path, heading S.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 1 miReach Long Island Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1 miBear right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right, heading N.
- 0.5 miSharp right onto Pine Hills Powerlines, heading N.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Super D, heading N.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto Pine Hills Powerlines, heading N.
- 200 ftTurn right onto Man Eater, heading NW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Pine Hills Powerlines, heading NW.
- 500 ftTurn left onto State Road Connector, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Water Tower Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Shemp, heading NE.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Rock Village, heading N.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Shemp, heading N.
- 250 ftBear right onto State Road Downhill, heading NE.
- 200 ftContinue straight onto Shemp, heading N.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Rock Village, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left onto Return Climb, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right onto Three Stooges Access, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Larry, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left onto Three Stooges Access, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Cleft Rock DH, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Nuclear Lobster, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left onto Tug of War, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right onto Evacuation Route, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Tug of War, heading E.
- 200 ftContinue straight onto Evacuation Route, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Chicken Pad Thai, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Evacuation Route, heading NE.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Chicken Pad Thai, heading NE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Evacuation Route, heading NE.
- 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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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
Other ways to reach this destination
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- Northeast Fire Road–Southeast Fire Road, 4 sights 2 mi · ▲ 200 ft
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