Pine Hills Powerlines Alternate
4.7 mi · ▲ 648 ft · 1 hr 53 min
Pine Hills Powerlines Alternate is a 4.7-mile out-and-back near South Pond, MA. It climbs 648 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade. It scores 8/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Pine Hills Powerlines Alternate
4.7 mi · ▲ 648 ft · 1 hr 53 min
Elevation 38–359 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 41.90724, -70.61453
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:28 AM · sunset 6:45 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading NW.
- 150 ftSharp right, heading E.
- 0.5 miSharp right, heading N.
- 400 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 500 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 350 ftBear right onto Pine Hills Powerlines, heading E.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Pine Hills Powerlines Alternate, heading NE.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 200 ftBear right onto Social Hard, heading NE.
- 300 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 50 ftReach Pine Hills Powerlines Alternate, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 350 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 200 ftTurn left onto Pine Hills Powerlines Alternate, heading E.
- 0.7 miContinue straight onto Pine Hills Powerlines, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading SW.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 500 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 400 ftSharp left, heading W.
- 0.5 miSharp left, heading SW.
- 150 ftSharp right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
- 0.3 miArrive 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 1.7 mi in (~43 min). Leave by 5:42 PM for the 6:45 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:43 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
Other ways to reach this destination
- 1.9 mi · out & back · via Pine Hills Powerlines
- 1.9 mi · loop · via Pine Hills Powerlines
- 1.9 mi · out & back · via Pine Hills Powerlines
- 2 mi · out & back · via Pine Hills Powerlines
- 2.1 mi · loop · via Pine Hills Powerlines
- 2.1 mi · out & back · via Pine Hills Powerlines
- 2.2 mi · out & back · via Pine Hills Powerlines
- 2.2 mi · out & back · via Pine Hills Powerlines
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