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Mount Cary–Mount Surat, 5 summits is a 7-mile out-and-back near Naushon Station, MA. The route passes Mary's Lake, Mount Surat, Mount Cary and Silver Beach. It climbs 273 ft. It scores 84/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi0 – 164 ft7.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.50862, -70.71150
Nearest town Naushon Station, MA

Directions

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Mount Cary–Mount Surat, 5 summits

7 mi · ▲ 273 ft · 2 hr 28 min

Elevation 1–165 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 41.50862, -70.71150

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 350 ftPass Mary's Lake.
  3. 250 ftTurn left, heading E.
  4. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  5. 200 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  6. 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
  7. 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
  8. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
  9. 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
  10. 0.2 miTurn left onto Main Road, heading W.
  11. 0.8 miTurn right, heading S.
  12. 0.6 miPass Mount Surat.
  13. 0.4 miTurn right, heading SW.
  14. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  15. 100 ftPass Mount Cary.
  16. 0.2 miPass Silver Beach.
  17. 300 ftTurn left, heading W.
  18. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
  19. 1 miTurn right, heading NE.
  20. 1.6 miTurn right, heading NW.
  21. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  22. 0.7 miTurn left, heading N.
  23. 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
  24. 150 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

4% dirt96% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:29 AMSunset 6:45 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.1 mi in (~27 min). Leave by 5:58 PM for the 6:45 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:29 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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