Power Lines
7.6 mi · ▲ 180 ft · 2 hr 37 min
Power Lines is a 7.6-mile out-and-back near Cole Mill, MA. It is mostly level, with 180 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Power Lines
7.6 mi · ▲ 180 ft · 2 hr 37 min
Elevation 118–190 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 41.95512, -70.77781
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 82°F / low 62° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 5:40 AM · sunset 8:00 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 0.9 miBear left, heading NE.
- 500 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 1.3 miBear left onto Power Lines, heading SE.
- 0.8 miReach Power Lines, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.8 miBear right, heading NW.
- 1.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 500 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 0.9 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 0.0 mi in (~1 min). Leave by 7:39 PM for the 8:00 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:15 PM — 15 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
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