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Minot Forest

Wildlands Trust - Great Neck Conservation Area & Minot Forest Beach via Red Trail

2.5 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 51 min

Wildlands Trust - Great Neck Conservation Area & Minot Forest Beach via Red Trail is a 2.5-mile out-and-back in Minot Forest near Parkwood Beach, MA. The route passes Minot Forest Beach and Wildlands Trust - Great Neck Conservation Area before reaching Wildlands Trust - Great Neck Conservation Area at the turnaround, 1.3 miles in. It is mostly level, with 26 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi3 – 36 ft2.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.75241, -70.69797
Nearest town Parkwood Beach, MA
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Wildlands Trust - Great Neck Conservation Area & Minot Forest Beach via Red Trail

2.5 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 51 min

Elevation 3–37 ft

Out & Back · Minot Forest

Trailhead: 41.75241, -70.69797

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:29 AM · sunset 6:45 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 50 ftPass Minot Forest Beach.
  3. 50 ftSharp right, heading S.
  4. 0.5 miTurn left, heading SE.
  5. 0.2 miPass Wildlands Trust - Great Neck Conservation Area.
  6. 0.6 miReach Wildlands Trust - Great Neck Conservation Area, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 0.8 miTurn right, heading N.
  8. 0.5 miSharp left, heading NW.
  9. 50 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/minot-forest-beach-out-back-4-km-2e6d

Trail surface

43% dirt57% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:29 AMSunset 6:45 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.2 mi in (~30 min). Leave by 5:55 PM for the 6:45 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:31 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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