Power Lines
5.8 mi · ▲ 377 ft · 2 hr 7 min
Power Lines is a 5.8-mile out-and-back in Black Cat Preserve near Camp Mishannock, MA. It climbs 377 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Power Lines
5.8 mi · ▲ 377 ft · 2 hr 7 min
Elevation 95–208 ft
Out & Back · Black Cat Preserve
Trailhead: 41.93713, -70.71141
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:29 AM · sunset 6:46 PM
Transit-accessible: West Plymouth Plaza stop 775 m from the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 0.8 miTurn left onto Power Lines, heading SE.
- 1.7 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 100 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 1.7 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.7 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 1.4 mi in (~36 min). Leave by 5:50 PM for the 6:46 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:36 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Transit-accessible: West Plymouth Plaza stop 775 m from the trailhead
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