Menemsha Beach–Menemsha Hills Reservation Beach, 5 sights
2.8 mi · ▲ 135 ft · 1 hr
Menemsha Beach–Menemsha Hills Reservation Beach, 5 sights is a 2.8-mile out-and-back in Menemsha Hills Reservation near Chilmark, MA. The route passes Menemsha Hills Reservation Beach before reaching Menemsha Beach at the turnaround, 1.4 miles in. It is mostly level, with 135 ft of elevation gain. It scores 52/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Menemsha Beach–Menemsha Hills Reservation Beach, 5 sights
2.8 mi · ▲ 135 ft · 1 hr
Elevation 58–153 ft
Out & Back · Menemsha Hills Reservation
Trailhead: 41.37516, -70.74205
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 80°F / low 67° · precip 0% · wind 11 mph · sunrise 5:42 AM · sunset 7:58 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 400 ftTurn left onto Brickyard Trail, heading SW.
- 0.4 miBear left onto Beach Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftPass Menemsha Hills Reservation Beach.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Nashawakemuck Loop, heading SW.
- 0.6 miBear right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.1 miReach Menemsha Beach, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.8 miTurn left onto Beach Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right onto Brickyard Trail, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 250 ftArrive 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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The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~8 min). Leave by 7:30 PM for the 7:58 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:20 PM — 9 min before dark.
More from this trailhead
- Prospect Hill–Nashawakemuck Viewpoint, 6 sights 2.3 mi · ▲ 218 ft
- Beach Viewpoint–Menemsha Hills Reservation Beach, 4 sights 2.3 mi · ▲ 191 ft
- Great Sand Bank–Menemsha Hills Reservation Beach, 4 sights 2.3 mi · ▲ 196 ft
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