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Tidmarsh Wildlife Sanctuary

Cleft Rock DH–Evacuation Route, 5 sights

5.4 mi · ▲ 784 ft · 2 hr 12 min

Cleft Rock DH–Evacuation Route, 5 sights is a 5.4-mile out-and-back in Tidmarsh Wildlife Sanctuary near Priscilla Beach, MA. It climbs 784 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi13 – 285 ft · steepest grade: 18%7.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Evacuation Route 41.94199, -70.58087
Nearest town Priscilla Beach, MA
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Cleft Rock DH–Evacuation Route, 5 sights

5.4 mi · ▲ 784 ft · 2 hr 12 min

Elevation 14–286 ft

Out & Back · Tidmarsh Wildlife Sanctuary

Trailhead: Evacuation Route · 41.94199, -70.58087

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 83°F / low 63° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:40 AM · sunset 7:59 PM

  1. Start on Evacuation Route, heading S.
  2. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Chicken Pad Thai, heading SE.
  3. 50 ftContinue straight onto Evacuation Route, heading SE.
  4. 250 ftTurn right onto Chicken Pad Thai, heading SE.
  5. 50 ftBear left onto Evacuation Route, heading SE.
  6. 50 ftContinue straight onto Tug of War, heading SE.
  7. 200 ftTurn left onto Evacuation Route, heading S.
  8. 50 ftBear left onto Tug of War, heading S.
  9. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  10. 50 ftTurn right onto Nuclear Lobster, heading S.
  11. 50 ftTurn left onto Cleft Rock DH, heading S.
  12. 50 ftTurn right onto Three Stooges Access, heading S.
  13. 50 ftBear right onto Larry, heading S.
  14. 50 ftTurn left onto Three Stooges Access, heading S.
  15. 50 ftBear left onto Return Climb, heading S.
  16. 50 ftBear right onto Rock Village, heading S.
  17. 50 ftContinue straight onto Shemp, heading S.
  18. 50 ftContinue straight onto State Road Downhill, heading S.
  19. 200 ftBear left onto Shemp, heading SW.
  20. 300 ftContinue straight onto Rock Village, heading SE.
  21. 100 ftContinue straight onto Shemp, heading S.
  22. 50 ftContinue straight onto Water Tower Trail, heading S.
  23. 0.2 miTurn right onto Powerhouse, heading E.
  24. 0.3 miTurn right onto Pine Hills Powerlines, heading SE.
  25. 500 ftContinue straight onto Man Eater, heading SE.
  26. 350 ftContinue straight onto Super D, heading SW.
  27. 350 ftTurn right onto Into The Unknown, heading SW.
  28. 0.2 miTurn right onto Function Of Mind, heading SE.
  29. 50 ftBear left onto Into The Unknown, heading SE.
  30. 450 ftTurn left onto The In Between, heading SW.
  31. 50 ftTurn right onto Pine Hills Powerlines, heading SW.
  32. 350 ftSharp left, heading W.
  33. 0.1 miBear left, heading SW.
  34. 0.3 miSharp left onto Foothills Preserve Path, heading S.
  35. 0.3 miSharp right onto Restoration Way, heading SE.
  36. 0.2 miTurn left onto Maintenance Road, heading S.
  37. 150 ftBear left onto Restoration Way, heading E.
  38. 250 ftReach Evacuation Route, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  39. 250 ftBear right onto Maintenance Road, heading S.
  40. 200 ftTurn right onto Restoration Way, heading E.
  41. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Foothills Preserve Path, heading SW.
  42. 400 ftSharp right, heading S.
  43. 0.3 miBear right, heading NW.
  44. 0.1 miSharp right onto Pine Hills Powerlines, heading NE.
  45. 350 ftTurn left onto The In Between, heading NE.
  46. 50 ftTurn right onto Into The Unknown, heading NE.
  47. 450 ftBear right onto Function Of Mind, heading NW.
  48. 50 ftTurn left onto Into The Unknown, heading NW.
  49. 0.2 miTurn left onto Super D, heading W.
  50. 400 ftContinue straight onto Man Eater, heading W.
  51. 350 ftContinue straight onto Pine Hills Powerlines, heading NW.
  52. 500 ftTurn left onto State Road Connector, heading N.
  53. 0.3 miTurn left onto Water Tower Trail, heading W.
  54. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Shemp, heading N.
  55. 100 ftContinue straight onto Rock Village, heading N.
  56. 100 ftContinue straight onto Shemp, heading NW.
  57. 250 ftBear right onto State Road Downhill, heading N.
  58. 200 ftContinue straight onto Shemp, heading NE.
  59. 50 ftContinue straight onto Rock Village, heading NE.
  60. 50 ftBear left onto Return Climb, heading NE.
  61. 50 ftBear right onto Three Stooges Access, heading NE.
  62. 50 ftTurn right onto Larry, heading NE.
  63. 50 ftBear left onto Three Stooges Access, heading NE.
  64. 50 ftTurn left onto Cleft Rock DH, heading NE.
  65. 50 ftTurn right onto Nuclear Lobster, heading NE.
  66. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  67. 50 ftBear left onto Tug of War, heading NE.
  68. 50 ftBear right onto Evacuation Route, heading NE.
  69. 50 ftTurn right onto Tug of War, heading NE.
  70. 200 ftContinue straight onto Evacuation Route, heading NW.
  71. 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
  72. 50 ftContinue straight onto Chicken Pad Thai, heading N.
  73. 50 ftTurn left onto Evacuation Route, heading N.
  74. 250 ftContinue straight onto Chicken Pad Thai, heading NE.
  75. 50 ftContinue straight onto Evacuation Route, heading NE.
  76. 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.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/sandplain-stroll-viewpoint-cleft-rock-dh-out-back-5-sights-06f8

Trail surface

58% dirt6% gravel36% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 83°F63°
Precip0%Wind6 mphUV8Humidity76%
Rained 0.2″ yesterday
Hourly temperature
85°60°
Sunrise 5:40 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:59 PM
Wed 84°62°
Thu 86°70°
Fri 91°71° 16%
Sat 89°70° 24%
Sun 83°68° 15%
Mon 90°73°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~8 min). Leave by 7:31 PM for the 7:59 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:19 PM — 11 min before dark.

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