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Foothills Presereve

Pine Hills–Function Of Mind, 6 sights

4.5 mi · ▲ 583 ft · 1 hr 47 min

Pine Hills–Function Of Mind, 6 sights is a 4.5-mile out-and-back in Foothills Presereve near Manomet, MA. The route reaches Pine Hills at the turnaround, 2.3 miles in. It climbs 583 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi26 – 345 ft · steepest grade: 16%5.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Foothills Preserve Path 41.91520, -70.57386
Nearest town Manomet, MA
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Pine Hills–Function Of Mind, 6 sights

4.5 mi · ▲ 583 ft · 1 hr 47 min

Elevation 28–345 ft

Out & Back · Foothills Presereve

Trailhead: Foothills Preserve Path · 41.91520, -70.57386

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 83°F / low 65° · precip 0% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 5:40 AM · sunset 7:59 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Foothills Preserve Path, heading N.
  2. 0.1 miSharp right, heading N.
  3. 0.3 miBear right, heading NW.
  4. 0.1 miSharp right onto Pine Hills Powerlines, heading NW.
  5. 350 ftTurn left onto The In Between, heading NW.
  6. 50 ftTurn right onto Into The Unknown, heading W.
  7. 450 ftBear right onto Function Of Mind, heading N.
  8. 50 ftTurn left onto Into The Unknown, heading N.
  9. 0.2 miTurn left onto Super D, heading NE.
  10. 350 ftSharp left onto Man Eater, heading NW.
  11. 0.1 miContinue straight onto One Up, heading W.
  12. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Super D, heading NW.
  13. 150 ftContinue straight onto Break Time, heading W.
  14. 200 ftBear right onto On The Up and Up, heading N.
  15. 50 ftTurn left onto Get Rowdy, heading N.
  16. 50 ftTurn right onto Neal's Trail, heading N.
  17. 0.1 miBear left onto You'll Shoot Your Eye Out!!, heading N.
  18. 350 ftContinue straight onto Pine Barrens, heading NW.
  19. 250 ftContinue straight onto You'll Shoot Your Eye Out!!, heading N.
  20. 0.3 miSharp right onto Serious Side Access Road, heading W.
  21. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Empty Bottle, heading W.
  22. 50 ftBear left onto Serious Side Access Road, heading W.
  23. 50 ftTurn left onto Empty Bottle, heading W.
  24. 100 ftContinue straight onto Serious Side Access Road, heading SW.
  25. 0.1 miSharp left onto Isotope, heading W.
  26. 0.2 miSharp left onto Fire Road, heading NE.
  27. 350 ftReach Pine Hills, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  28. 350 ftSharp right onto Isotope, heading N.
  29. 0.2 miSharp right onto Fire Road, heading W.
  30. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Empty Bottle, heading E.
  31. 100 ftTurn right onto Serious Side Access Road, heading N.
  32. 50 ftBear right onto Empty Bottle, heading NW.
  33. 50 ftContinue straight onto Serious Side Access Road, heading NW.
  34. 0.1 miSharp left onto You'll Shoot Your Eye Out!!, heading NE.
  35. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Pine Barrens, heading SW.
  36. 250 ftContinue straight onto You'll Shoot Your Eye Out!!, heading S.
  37. 350 ftBear right onto Neal's Trail, heading S.
  38. 0.1 miTurn left onto Get Rowdy, heading NE.
  39. 50 ftTurn right onto On The Up and Up, heading NE.
  40. 50 ftBear left onto Break Time, heading NE.
  41. 200 ftContinue straight onto Super D, heading SE.
  42. 150 ftContinue straight onto One Up, heading E.
  43. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Man Eater, heading E.
  44. 0.1 miSharp right onto Super D, heading SE.
  45. 350 ftTurn right onto Into The Unknown, heading E.
  46. 0.2 miTurn right onto Function Of Mind, heading S.
  47. 50 ftBear left onto Into The Unknown, heading S.
  48. 450 ftTurn left onto The In Between, heading S.
  49. 50 ftTurn right onto Pine Hills Powerlines, heading S.
  50. 400 ftSharp left, heading E.
  51. 0.1 miBear left, heading S.
  52. 0.3 miSharp left onto Foothills Preserve Path, heading S.
  53. 450 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/pine-hills-function-of-mind-out-back-6-sights

Trail surface

83% dirt3% gravel14% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 83°F65°
Precip0%Wind8 mphUV8Humidity78%
Rained 0.1″ yesterday (0.3″ over the last week)
Hourly temperature
85°65°
Sunrise 5:40 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:59 PM
Wed 82°65°
Thu 86°71°
Fri 92°73° 16%
Sat 90°71° 23%
Sun 89°72° 15%
Mon 94°74°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.8 mi in (~55 min). Leave by 6:44 PM for the 7:59 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:02 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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