Macys Hill & Altar Rock is a 7.4-mile out-and-back in Middle Moors near Monomoy, MA. The route passes Altar Rock before reaching Macys Hill at the turnaround, 3.8 miles in. It is mostly level, with 81 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 14/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi20 – 92 ft8.0 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: connector 41.26510, -70.07822
Nearest town Monomoy, MA
Directions
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Macys Hill & Altar Rock
7.4 mi · ▲ 81 ft · 2 hr 30 min
Elevation 18–92 ft
Out & Back · Middle Moors
Trailhead: connector · 41.26510, -70.07822
Weather Aug 4: Fog, high 81°F / low 66° · precip 2% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 5:39 AM · sunset 7:55 PM
Transit-accessible: Lovers Lane stop 120 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading NE.
- 500 ftBear left, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 200 ftBear left, heading N.
- 0.6 miBear left, heading NE.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 150 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 1.4 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miPass Altar Rock.
- 350 ftReach Macys Hill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
- 1.1 miBear left, heading W.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading W.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading W.
- 500 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 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
63% dirt12% paved25% unspecified
Weather
FogTemperature 81°F66°
Precip2%Wind8 mphUV7Humidity77%
Rained 0.1″ yesterday (0.2″ over the last week)
Hourly temperature
85°65°
Sunrise 5:39 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:55 PM
Wed
78°70°
24%
Thu
75°74°
Fri
74°73°
Sat
74°73°
17%
Sun
75°73°
17%
Mon
77°74°
17%
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.6 mi in (~39 min). Leave by 6:57 PM for the 7:55 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:49 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Lovers Lane stop 120 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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