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Foothills Presereve

Pine Hills–Function Of Mind, 7 sights

5.2 mi · ▲ 613 ft · 2 hr 2 min

Pine Hills–Function Of Mind, 7 sights is a 5.2-mile out-and-back in Foothills Presereve near Manomet, MA. The route reaches Pine Hills at the turnaround, 2.6 miles in. It climbs 613 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi13 – 345 ft6.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Maintenance Road 41.91411, -70.57076
Nearest town Manomet, MA
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Pine Hills–Function Of Mind, 7 sights

5.2 mi · ▲ 613 ft · 2 hr 2 min

Elevation 14–345 ft

Out & Back · Foothills Presereve

Trailhead: Maintenance Road · 41.91411, -70.57076

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 82°F / low 64° · precip 0% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 5:40 AM · sunset 7:59 PM

Toilets at the trailhead

  1. Start on Restoration Way, heading N.
  2. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Foothills Preserve Path, heading W.
  3. 450 ftSharp right, heading N.
  4. 0.3 miBear right, heading W.
  5. 0.1 miSharp right onto Pine Hills Powerlines, heading SW.
  6. 400 ftTurn left onto The In Between, heading N.
  7. 50 ftTurn right onto Into The Unknown, heading N.
  8. 450 ftBear right onto Function Of Mind, heading N.
  9. 50 ftTurn left onto Into The Unknown, heading N.
  10. 0.2 miTurn left onto Super D, heading NE.
  11. 350 ftSharp left onto Man Eater, heading NE.
  12. 0.1 miContinue straight onto One Up, heading NE.
  13. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Super D, heading N.
  14. 100 ftContinue straight onto Break Time, heading N.
  15. 250 ftBear right onto On The Up and Up, heading W.
  16. 50 ftTurn left onto Get Rowdy, heading NW.
  17. 50 ftTurn right onto Neal's Trail, heading N.
  18. 0.1 miBear left onto You'll Shoot Your Eye Out!!, heading N.
  19. 350 ftContinue straight onto Pine Barrens, heading NE.
  20. 250 ftContinue straight onto You'll Shoot Your Eye Out!!, heading N.
  21. 0.3 miSharp right onto Serious Side Access Road, heading NW.
  22. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Empty Bottle, heading NW.
  23. 50 ftBear left onto Serious Side Access Road, heading W.
  24. 50 ftTurn left onto Empty Bottle, heading W.
  25. 100 ftContinue straight onto Serious Side Access Road, heading W.
  26. 0.1 miSharp left onto Isotope, heading SW.
  27. 0.2 miSharp left onto Fire Road, heading NE.
  28. 350 ftReach Pine Hills, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  29. 350 ftSharp right onto Isotope, heading N.
  30. 0.2 miSharp right onto Fire Road, heading SW.
  31. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Empty Bottle, heading W.
  32. 100 ftTurn right onto Serious Side Access Road, heading E.
  33. 50 ftBear right onto Empty Bottle, heading E.
  34. 50 ftContinue straight onto Serious Side Access Road, heading SE.
  35. 0.1 miSharp left onto You'll Shoot Your Eye Out!!, heading NW.
  36. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Pine Barrens, heading SW.
  37. 250 ftContinue straight onto You'll Shoot Your Eye Out!!, heading SW.
  38. 350 ftBear right onto Neal's Trail, heading S.
  39. 0.1 miTurn left onto Get Rowdy, heading NE.
  40. 50 ftTurn right onto On The Up and Up, heading NE.
  41. 50 ftBear left onto Break Time, heading NE.
  42. 200 ftContinue straight onto Super D, heading NE.
  43. 150 ftContinue straight onto One Up, heading SE.
  44. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Man Eater, heading NE.
  45. 0.1 miSharp right onto Super D, heading S.
  46. 350 ftTurn right onto Into The Unknown, heading S.
  47. 0.2 miTurn right onto Function Of Mind, heading SE.
  48. 50 ftBear left onto Into The Unknown, heading S.
  49. 450 ftTurn left onto The In Between, heading S.
  50. 50 ftTurn right onto Pine Hills Powerlines, heading S.
  51. 350 ftSharp left, heading S.
  52. 0.1 miBear left, heading SE.
  53. 0.3 miSharp left onto Foothills Preserve Path, heading S.
  54. 0.3 miSharp right onto Restoration Way, heading S.
  55. 500 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-7-sights

Trail surface

70% dirt3% gravel27% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 82°F64°
Precip0%Wind9 mphUV8Humidity78%
Rained 0.1″ yesterday (0.3″ over the last week)
Hourly temperature
85°60°
Sunrise 5:40 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:59 PM
Wed 82°65°
Thu 86°72°
Fri 91°72° 16%
Sat 89°71° 23%
Sun 84°69° 15%
Mon 91°74°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.1 mi in (~62 min). Leave by 6:37 PM for the 7:59 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:10 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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