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Minot Forest

Wildlands Trust - Great Neck Conservation Area–Wankinco Neck, 4 summits

5.1 mi · ▲ 300 ft · 1 hr 51 min

Wildlands Trust - Great Neck Conservation Area–Wankinco Neck, 4 summits is a 5.1-mile out-and-back in Minot Forest near Parkwood Beach, MA. The route passes Wildlands Trust - Great Neck Conservation Area, Wildlands Trust - Great Neck Conservation Area, Minot Forest Beach and Wankinco Neck before reaching Brandy Hill at the turnaround, 2.5 miles in. It climbs 300 ft. It scores 2/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi3 – 115 ft5.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.73473, -70.69423
Nearest town Parkwood Beach, MA
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Wildlands Trust - Great Neck Conservation Area–Wankinco Neck, 4 summits

5.1 mi · ▲ 300 ft · 1 hr 51 min

Elevation 3–115 ft

Out & Back · Minot Forest

Trailhead: 41.73473, -70.69423

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 79°F / low 63° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 5:41 AM · sunset 7:59 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
  3. 200 ftPass Wildlands Trust - Great Neck Conservation Area.
  4. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  5. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  6. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Green Trail, heading SE.
  7. 500 ftSharp left onto Red Trail, heading SE.
  8. 0.2 miPass Wildlands Trust - Great Neck Conservation Area.
  9. 50 ftTurn left onto Connector Trail, heading NE.
  10. 50 ftContinue straight onto Red Trail, heading NE.
  11. 0.8 miTurn right, heading N.
  12. 0.4 miPass Minot Forest Beach.
  13. 350 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  14. 50 ftPass Wankinco Neck.
  15. 0.2 miBear right, heading NW.
  16. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  17. 0.1 miBear right, heading E.
  18. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  19. 250 ftTurn right, heading E.
  20. 0.1 miBear left, heading E.
  21. 500 ftPass Brandy Hill.
  22. 350 ftReach Wildlands Trust - Great Neck Conservation Area, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  23. 0.2 miBear right, heading N.
  24. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
  25. 250 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  26. 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
  27. 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  28. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  29. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  30. 0.5 miTurn left, heading S.
  31. 0.8 miContinue straight onto Connector Trail, heading E.
  32. 50 ftTurn right onto Red Trail, heading E.
  33. 0.2 miSharp right onto Green Trail, heading E.
  34. 0.3 miBear right, heading SW.
  35. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  36. 250 ftBear right, heading S.
  37. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/minot-forest-beach-out-back-7-km-74e8

Trail surface

32% dirt68% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 79°F63°
Precip0%Wind5 mphUV7Humidity84%
Rained 0.1″ yesterday (0.9″ over the last week)
Hourly temperature
80°60°
Sunrise 5:41 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:59 PM
Wed 78°65°
Thu 85°72°
Fri 89°72°
Sat 89°72° 18%
Sun 88°72°
Mon 97°74°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:39 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:59 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:30 PM.

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