Nashawakemuck Viewpoint–Menemsha Hills Reservation Beach, 4 sights
2 mi · ▲ 222 ft · 47 min
Nashawakemuck Viewpoint–Menemsha Hills Reservation Beach, 4 sights is a 2-mile out-and-back in Menemsha Hills Reservation near Menemsha, MA. The route passes Menemsha Hills Reservation Beach and Nashawakemuck Viewpoint. It is mostly level, with 222 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 54/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Nashawakemuck Viewpoint–Menemsha Hills Reservation Beach, 4 sights
2 mi · ▲ 222 ft · 47 min
Elevation 12–244 ft
Out & Back · Menemsha Hills Reservation
Trailhead: 41.36649, -70.74808
Weather Sep 21: Light rain, high 64°F / low 52° · precip 71% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:29 AM · sunset 6:46 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 200 ftTurn right onto Nashawakemuck Loop, heading NE.
- 0.1 miPass Menemsha Hills Reservation Beach.
- 50 ftPass Nashawakemuck Viewpoint.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Beach Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right onto Brickyard Trail, heading NE.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading N.
- 200 ftReach Nashawakemuck Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miBear left onto Beach Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Nashawakemuck Loop, heading W.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading S.
- 200 ftArrive 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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The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~2 min). Leave by 6:24 PM for the 6:46 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:03 PM — 10 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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