Neal's Trail–Pine Barrens, 4 sights
2.7 mi · ▲ 391 ft · 1 hr 6 min
Neal's Trail–Pine Barrens, 4 sights is a 2.7-mile out-and-back near Priscilla Beach, MA. It climbs 391 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Neal's Trail–Pine Barrens, 4 sights
2.7 mi · ▲ 391 ft · 1 hr 6 min
Elevation 62–345 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Pine Hills Powerlines · 41.92561, -70.57778
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 83°F / low 64° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:40 AM · sunset 7:59 PM
Transit-accessible: Gellar's stop 625 m from the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Super D, heading NW.
- 500 ftTurn right onto Connector, heading NE.
- 100 ftTurn left onto Get Rowdy, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Neal's Trail, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear left onto You'll Shoot Your Eye Out!!, heading N.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto Pine Barrens, heading N.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto You'll Shoot Your Eye Out!!, heading N.
- 0.3 miSharp right onto Serious Side Access Road, heading SW.
- 450 ftTurn right onto To The Boats, heading SW.
- 0.4 miReach Neal's Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Serious Side Access Road, heading NW.
- 500 ftSharp left onto You'll Shoot Your Eye Out!!, heading W.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Pine Barrens, heading SE.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto You'll Shoot Your Eye Out!!, heading NE.
- 350 ftBear right onto Neal's Trail, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Get Rowdy, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Connector, heading S.
- 100 ftTurn left onto Super D, heading S.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 100 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 50 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.9 mi in (~28 min). Leave by 7:11 PM for the 7:59 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:34 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Gellar's stop 625 m from the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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