Plymouth Pine Hill Wildlife Conservation Easement & Cotton Pond
6.2 mi · ▲ 383 ft · 2 hr 15 min
Plymouth Pine Hill Wildlife Conservation Easement & Cotton Pond is a 6.2-mile out-and-back in Briggs Property near Cedar Bushes, MA. The route passes Cotton Pond and Plymouth Pine Hill Wildlife Conservation Easement. It climbs 383 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade. It scores 22/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Plymouth Pine Hill Wildlife Conservation Easement & Cotton Pond
6.2 mi · ▲ 383 ft · 2 hr 15 min
Elevation 43–167 ft
Out & Back · Briggs Property
Trailhead: 41.88167, -70.56012
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 83°F / low 63° · precip 0% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 5:40 AM · sunset 7:59 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 350 ftSharp left, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 1.2 miPass Cotton Pond.
- 0.6 miSharp right, heading N.
- 0.1 miPass Plymouth Pine Hill Wildlife Conservation Easement.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 250 ftBear left, heading N.
- 0.5 miReach Plymouth Pine Hill Wildlife Conservation Easement, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading SW.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading NE.
- 1.8 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.4 miSharp right, heading NE.
- 200 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.3 mi in (~33 min). Leave by 7:06 PM for the 7:59 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:46 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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