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Foothills Presereve

Dawn's Light–Foothills Preserve Path Loop, 7 sights

5.1 mi · ▲ 903 ft · 2 hr 9 min

Dawn's Light–Foothills Preserve Path Loop, 7 sights is a 5.1-mile loop in Foothills Presereve near Manomet, MA. It climbs 903 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 18/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi26 – 361 ft5.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.89632, -70.58020
Nearest town Manomet, MA
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Dawn's Light–Foothills Preserve Path Loop, 7 sights

5.1 mi · ▲ 903 ft · 2 hr 9 min

Elevation 28–362 ft

Loop · Foothills Presereve

Trailhead: 41.89632, -70.58020

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 82°F / low 63° · precip 0% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 5:40 AM · sunset 7:59 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 350 ftTurn right onto Dawn's Light, heading N.
  3. 0.7 miTurn left, heading N.
  4. 1.2 miTurn left onto Ultimate Vibrations, heading N.
  5. 0.1 miTurn right onto Social Hard, heading W.
  6. 350 ftBear left, heading NW.
  7. 200 ftSharp right onto Pine Hills Powerlines Alternate, heading NW.
  8. 200 ftTurn left onto Pine Hills Powerlines, heading NW.
  9. 0.1 miTurn right onto Ridge Run, heading W.
  10. 200 ftContinue straight onto Knobby, heading W.
  11. 0.4 miTurn left onto Into The Unknown, heading E.
  12. 450 ftBear right onto Function Of Mind, heading NE.
  13. 50 ftTurn left onto Into The Unknown, heading NE.
  14. 0.2 miTurn right onto Super D, heading N.
  15. 250 ftTurn right onto Pine Hills Powerlines, heading N.
  16. 0.3 miSharp left, heading S.
  17. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Foothills Preserve Path, heading NE.
  18. 0.3 miBear left, heading SE.
  19. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  20. 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
  21. 0.8 miBear right, heading S.
  22. 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
  23. 50 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.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/manomet-hill-out-back-11-km-4215

Trail surface

60% dirt9% gravel31% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 82°F63°
Precip0%Wind8 mphUV8Humidity74%
Rained 0.1″ 6 days ago
Hourly temperature
85°60°
Sunrise 5:40 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:59 PM
Wed 82°65°
Thu 86°72°
Fri 91°72° 16%
Sat 89°71° 23%
Sun 83°69° 15%
Mon 91°74°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.4 mi in (~71 min). Leave by 6:27 PM for the 7:59 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:19 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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