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.

Elevation

0 mi75 – 394 ft3.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Serious Side Access Road 41.93517, -70.58670
Nearest town Priscilla Beach, MA

Directions

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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

  1. Start on Serious Side Access Road, heading SE.
  2. 100 ftContinue straight onto Empty Bottle, heading S.
  3. 100 ftTurn right onto Serious Side Access Road, heading SW.
  4. 50 ftBear right onto Empty Bottle, heading SW.
  5. 50 ftContinue straight onto Serious Side Access Road, heading SW.
  6. 0.3 miBear left onto Pine Barrens, heading S.
  7. 100 ftBear left onto Serious Side Access Road, heading S.
  8. 0.2 miTurn right onto State Road, heading S.
  9. 0.6 miTurn left onto Back Road, heading SW.
  10. 0.2 miReach Pine Barrens, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  11. 0.2 miTurn right onto State Road, heading S.
  12. 0.6 miTurn left onto Serious Side Access Road, heading NE.
  13. 0.2 miBear right onto Pine Barrens, heading E.
  14. 100 ftBear right onto Serious Side Access Road, heading SE.
  15. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Empty Bottle, heading N.
  16. 50 ftBear left onto Serious Side Access Road, heading NE.
  17. 50 ftTurn left onto Empty Bottle, heading NE.
  18. 100 ftContinue straight onto Serious Side Access Road, heading N.
  19. 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 surface

100% dirt

Weather

OvercastTemperature 83°F64°
Precip0%Wind8 mphUV8Humidity78%
Rained 0.2″ yesterday
Hourly temperature
85°60°
Sunrise 5:40 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:59 PM
Wed 82°64°
Thu 85°70°
Fri 91°72° 16%
Sat 89°70° 24%
Sun 88°71° 15%
Mon 93°73°

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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