Pine Barrens & State Road via Back Road
2.6 mi · ▲ 396 ft · 1 hr 4 min
Pine Barrens & State Road via Back Road is a 2.6-mile out-and-back near Priscilla Beach, MA. It climbs 396 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Pine Barrens & State Road via Back Road
2.6 mi · ▲ 396 ft · 1 hr 4 min
Elevation 76–393 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Serious Side Access Road · 41.93517, -70.58670
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 83°F / low 64° · precip 0% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 5:40 AM · sunset 7:59 PM
- Start on Serious Side Access Road, heading SE.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Empty Bottle, heading S.
- 100 ftTurn right onto Serious Side Access Road, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right onto Empty Bottle, heading SW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Serious Side Access Road, heading SW.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Pine Barrens, heading S.
- 100 ftBear left onto Serious Side Access Road, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto State Road, heading S.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Back Road, heading SW.
- 0.2 miReach Pine Barrens, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto State Road, heading S.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Serious Side Access Road, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Pine Barrens, heading E.
- 100 ftBear right onto Serious Side Access Road, heading SE.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Empty Bottle, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left onto Serious Side Access Road, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Empty Bottle, heading NE.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Serious Side Access Road, heading N.
- 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 0.1 mi in (~4 min). Leave by 7:35 PM for the 7:59 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:17 PM — 13 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
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