AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Manomet Hill–Cold Bottom Pond, 8 sights

6.1 mi · ▲ 674 ft · 2 hr 22 min

Manomet Hill–Cold Bottom Pond, 8 sights is a 6.1-mile out-and-back near Priscilla Beach, MA. The route passes Manomet Hill and Whipple Reservoir before reaching Cold Bottom Pond at the turnaround, 3.1 miles in. It climbs 674 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 4/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi39 – 394 ft · steepest grade: 16%7.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Nuclear Powerlines 41.93596, -70.57622
Nearest town Priscilla Beach, MA
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Manomet Hill–Cold Bottom Pond, 8 sights

6.1 mi · ▲ 674 ft · 2 hr 22 min

Elevation 38–392 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Nuclear Powerlines · 41.93596, -70.57622

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 83°F / low 65° · precip 0% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 5:40 AM · sunset 7:59 PM

  1. Start on Truly Chicken Strips, heading SW.
  2. 300 ftTurn right onto Big ScAir, heading W.
  3. 50 ftTurn left onto Truly Chicken Strips, heading SW.
  4. 150 ftBear right onto Big ScAir, heading SW.
  5. 50 ftTurn right onto Cleft Rock DH, heading W.
  6. 0.1 miTurn right onto Water Tower Trail, heading W.
  7. 50 ftBear left onto Larry, heading W.
  8. 100 ftContinue straight onto Curley, heading W.
  9. 50 ftBear left onto Larry, heading W.
  10. 50 ftSharp right onto Three Stooges Access, heading W.
  11. 50 ftTurn left onto Cleft Rock DH, heading W.
  12. 50 ftTurn right onto Nuclear Lobster, heading W.
  13. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  14. 50 ftBear left onto Tug of War, heading W.
  15. 50 ftBear right onto Evacuation Route, heading W.
  16. 50 ftTurn right onto Tug of War, heading NW.
  17. 150 ftContinue straight onto Virgin Trail, heading NW.
  18. 50 ftTurn left onto Easy Street, heading NW.
  19. 150 ftTurn right onto Main Street, heading N.
  20. 0.2 miTurn left onto Shortcut, heading SW.
  21. 150 ftTurn left onto Serious Side Access Road, heading W.
  22. 50 ftContinue straight onto Empty Bottle, heading W.
  23. 100 ftTurn right onto Serious Side Access Road, heading W.
  24. 50 ftBear right onto Empty Bottle, heading W.
  25. 50 ftContinue straight onto Serious Side Access Road, heading W.
  26. 0.3 miBear left onto Pine Barrens, heading SW.
  27. 150 ftBear left onto Serious Side Access Road, heading SW.
  28. 0.2 miPass Manomet Hill.
  29. 50 ftContinue straight onto Plimoth Access Road, heading S.
  30. 350 ftContinue straight onto The Good Part, heading S.
  31. 0.2 miTurn left onto Plimoth Backcountry Trail, heading SE.
  32. 0.1 miBear right onto The Good Connector, heading SW.
  33. 50 ftTurn left onto Pick Your Poison, heading SW.
  34. 100 ftTurn right onto Prime Time DH, heading SW.
  35. 350 ftContinue straight onto Moto DH, heading S.
  36. 250 ftTurn left onto Jammin, heading S.
  37. 50 ftBear right onto Redemption, heading S.
  38. 50 ftTurn left onto Jammin, heading S.
  39. 50 ftTurn right onto Redemption, heading S.
  40. 50 ftContinue straight onto The Grind, heading S.
  41. 0.3 miTurn right onto Pine Hills Powerlines, heading W.
  42. 0.4 miBear left, heading S.
  43. 350 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  44. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  45. 500 ftTurn right, heading S.
  46. 400 ftBear left, heading W.
  47. 150 ftSharp right, heading W.
  48. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
  49. 0.1 miPass Whipple Reservoir.
  50. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  51. 0.2 miPass Cold Bottom Pond.
  52. 50 ftReach Manomet Hill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  53. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
  54. 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  55. 0.2 miSharp left, heading SW.
  56. 150 ftBear right, heading SW.
  57. 450 ftTurn left, heading W.
  58. 500 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  59. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  60. 0.4 miTurn left onto The Grind, heading S.
  61. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Redemption, heading NE.
  62. 50 ftTurn left onto Jammin, heading E.
  63. 50 ftTurn right onto Redemption, heading E.
  64. 50 ftBear left onto Jammin, heading E.
  65. 50 ftTurn right onto Moto DH, heading N.
  66. 250 ftContinue straight onto Prime Time DH, heading NE.
  67. 350 ftTurn left onto Pick Your Poison, heading E.
  68. 50 ftTurn right onto The Good Connector, heading E.
  69. 50 ftBear left onto Plimoth Backcountry Trail, heading E.
  70. 0.1 miTurn right onto The Good Part, heading E.
  71. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Plimoth Access Road, heading E.
  72. 350 ftContinue straight onto Serious Side Access Road, heading E.
  73. 0.2 miBear right onto Pine Barrens, heading N.
  74. 100 ftBear right onto Serious Side Access Road, heading N.
  75. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Empty Bottle, heading N.
  76. 50 ftBear left onto Serious Side Access Road, heading NE.
  77. 50 ftTurn left onto Empty Bottle, heading NE.
  78. 100 ftContinue straight onto Serious Side Access Road, heading SE.
  79. 100 ftTurn right onto Shortcut, heading SE.
  80. 150 ftTurn right onto Main Street, heading N.
  81. 0.2 miTurn left onto Easy Street, heading N.
  82. 150 ftTurn right onto Virgin Trail, heading N.
  83. 50 ftContinue straight onto Tug of War, heading N.
  84. 200 ftTurn left onto Evacuation Route, heading NE.
  85. 50 ftBear left onto Tug of War, heading E.
  86. 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
  87. 50 ftTurn right onto Nuclear Lobster, heading SE.
  88. 50 ftTurn left onto Cleft Rock DH, heading SE.
  89. 50 ftTurn right onto Three Stooges Access, heading SE.
  90. 50 ftSharp left onto Larry, heading E.
  91. 50 ftBear right onto Curley, heading E.
  92. 50 ftContinue straight onto Larry, heading E.
  93. 50 ftBear right onto Water Tower Trail, heading N.
  94. 100 ftTurn left onto Cleft Rock DH, heading NE.
  95. 0.1 miTurn left onto Big ScAir, heading N.
  96. 100 ftBear left onto Truly Chicken Strips, heading N.
  97. 100 ftTurn right onto Big ScAir, heading N.
  98. 50 ftTurn left onto Truly Chicken Strips, heading NE.
  99. 150 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/manomet-hill-cold-bottom-pond-out-back-9-sights

Trail surface

77% dirt12% gravel11% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 83°F65°
Precip0%Wind8 mphUV8Humidity78%
Rained 0.1″ yesterday (0.3″ over the last week)
Hourly temperature
85°65°
Sunrise 5:40 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:59 PM
Wed 82°65°
Thu 86°71°
Fri 92°73° 16%
Sat 90°71° 24%
Sun 89°72° 15%
Mon 94°74°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~12 min). Leave by 7:26 PM for the 7:59 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:21 PM — 9 min before dark.

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