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Foothills Presereve

Manomet Hill–Couch Potato, 5 sights

3.7 mi · ▲ 388 ft · 1 hr 26 min

Manomet Hill–Couch Potato, 5 sights is a 3.7-mile out-and-back in Foothills Presereve near Manomet, MA. The route reaches Manomet Hill. It climbs 388 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 3/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi26 – 394 ft4.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Restoration Way 41.91673, -70.57298
Nearest town Manomet, MA
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Manomet Hill–Couch Potato, 5 sights

3.7 mi · ▲ 388 ft · 1 hr 26 min

Elevation 28–392 ft

Out & Back · Foothills Presereve

Trailhead: Restoration Way · 41.91673, -70.57298

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 250 ftContinue straight onto Foothills Preserve Path, heading W.
  3. 450 ftSharp right, heading N.
  4. 0.3 miBear right, heading NW.
  5. 0.1 miSharp right onto Pine Hills Powerlines, heading NW.
  6. 400 ftTurn left onto The In Between, heading NW.
  7. 300 ftContinue straight onto Couch Potato, heading W.
  8. 50 ftBear right onto The In Between, heading W.
  9. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Ridge Run To Powerlines, heading NW.
  10. 0.4 miTurn left onto Sneaky Peak, heading N.
  11. 50 ftContinue straight onto Ridge Run To Powerlines, heading N.
  12. 250 ftSharp right onto Plimoth Access Road, heading N.
  13. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Serious Side Access Road, heading N.
  14. 50 ftPass Manomet Hill.
  15. 0.2 miBear right onto Pine Barrens, heading NE.
  16. 100 ftBear right onto Serious Side Access Road, heading NE.
  17. 0.2 miReach Manomet Hill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  18. 0.2 miBear left onto Pine Barrens, heading N.
  19. 150 ftBear left onto Serious Side Access Road, heading S.
  20. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Plimoth Access Road, heading S.
  21. 0.2 miSharp left onto Ridge Run To Powerlines, heading SW.
  22. 250 ftContinue straight onto Sneaky Peak, heading S.
  23. 50 ftTurn right onto Ridge Run To Powerlines, heading S.
  24. 0.4 miContinue straight onto The In Between, heading S.
  25. 0.1 miBear left onto Couch Potato, heading S.
  26. 50 ftContinue straight onto The In Between, heading S.
  27. 300 ftTurn right onto Pine Hills Powerlines, heading SE.
  28. 350 ftSharp left, heading E.
  29. 0.1 miBear left, heading E.
  30. 0.3 miSharp left onto Foothills Preserve Path, heading NE.
  31. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/manomet-hill-couch-potato-out-back-7-sights

Trail surface

76% dirt4% gravel20% 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° 23%
Sun 89°72° 15%
Mon 94°74°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.2 mi in (~39 min). Leave by 6:59 PM for the 7:59 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:43 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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