Access Road Connector–Dawn's Light Loop, 7 sights
5.3 mi · ▲ 895 ft · 2 hr 13 min
Access Road Connector–Dawn's Light Loop, 7 sights is a 5.3-mile loop in Foothills Presereve near Manomet, MA. It climbs 895 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade. It scores 18/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Access Road Connector–Dawn's Light Loop, 7 sights
5.3 mi · ▲ 895 ft · 2 hr 13 min
Elevation 28–362 ft
Loop · Foothills Presereve
Trailhead: 41.90045, -70.57717
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 82°F / low 63° · precip 0% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 5:40 AM · sunset 7:59 PM
Transit-accessible: Woodcrest Apts stop 400 m from the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.8 miBear right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Foothills Preserve Path, heading N.
- 0.3 miSharp right onto Pine Hills Powerlines, heading S.
- 350 ftTurn left onto The In Between, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Into The Unknown, heading SW.
- 450 ftBear right onto Function Of Mind, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Into The Unknown, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Super D, heading N.
- 250 ftTurn right onto Pine Hills Powerlines, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto The In Between, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left onto Knobby, heading S.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Ridge Run, heading W.
- 200 ftTurn left onto Pine Hills Powerlines, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Pine Hills Powerlines Alternate, heading W.
- 200 ftSharp left, heading W.
- 200 ftBear right onto Social Hard, heading E.
- 300 ftBear right, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right onto Lookout Access Road, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Access Road Connector, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Dawn's Light, heading SE.
- 0.9 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading S.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.3 miSharp right, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 350 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 2.5 mi in (~73 min). Leave by 6:25 PM for the 7:59 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:21 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Woodcrest Apts stop 400 m from the trailhead
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