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Tidmarsh Wildlife Sanctuary

Sandplain Stroll Viewpoint–Cleft Rock DH, 6 sights

5.5 mi · ▲ 677 ft · 2 hr 10 min

Sandplain Stroll Viewpoint–Cleft Rock DH, 6 sights is a 5.5-mile out-and-back in Tidmarsh Wildlife Sanctuary near Priscilla Beach, MA. The route reaches Sandplain Stroll Viewpoint at the turnaround, 2.8 miles in. It climbs 677 ft. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi13 – 285 ft7.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Northeast Fire Road 41.94342, -70.58565
Nearest town Priscilla Beach, MA
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Sandplain Stroll Viewpoint–Cleft Rock DH, 6 sights

5.5 mi · ▲ 677 ft · 2 hr 10 min

Elevation 14–286 ft

Out & Back · Tidmarsh Wildlife Sanctuary

Trailhead: Northeast Fire Road · 41.94342, -70.58565

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 Three Eyed Toad, heading SE.
  2. 150 ftTurn right onto Riding Solo, heading S.
  3. 350 ftTurn right onto Virgin Trail Extension, heading SW.
  4. 0.3 miTurn right onto Evacuation Route, heading SE.
  5. 150 ftContinue straight onto Chicken Pad Thai, heading S.
  6. 50 ftContinue straight onto Evacuation Route, heading S.
  7. 250 ftTurn right onto Chicken Pad Thai, heading SE.
  8. 50 ftBear left onto Evacuation Route, heading SE.
  9. 50 ftContinue straight onto Tug of War, heading SE.
  10. 200 ftTurn left onto Evacuation Route, heading SE.
  11. 50 ftBear left onto Tug of War, heading SE.
  12. 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
  13. 50 ftTurn right onto Nuclear Lobster, heading S.
  14. 50 ftTurn left onto Cleft Rock DH, heading S.
  15. 50 ftTurn right onto Three Stooges Access, heading S.
  16. 50 ftBear right onto Larry, heading S.
  17. 50 ftTurn left onto Three Stooges Access, heading S.
  18. 50 ftBear left onto Return Climb, heading S.
  19. 50 ftBear right onto Rock Village, heading S.
  20. 50 ftContinue straight onto Shemp, heading S.
  21. 50 ftContinue straight onto State Road Downhill, heading S.
  22. 150 ftBear left onto Shemp, heading SE.
  23. 300 ftContinue straight onto Rock Village, heading E.
  24. 100 ftContinue straight onto Shemp, heading E.
  25. 100 ftContinue straight onto Water Tower Trail, heading SE.
  26. 0.2 miTurn right onto Powerhouse, heading SE.
  27. 0.3 miTurn right onto Pine Hills Powerlines, heading S.
  28. 500 ftContinue straight onto Man Eater, heading SE.
  29. 350 ftContinue straight onto Super D, heading S.
  30. 350 ftTurn right onto Into The Unknown, heading SW.
  31. 0.2 miTurn right onto Function Of Mind, heading SE.
  32. 50 ftBear left onto Into The Unknown, heading SE.
  33. 450 ftTurn left onto The In Between, heading SW.
  34. 50 ftTurn right onto Pine Hills Powerlines, heading SW.
  35. 400 ftSharp left, heading SW.
  36. 0.1 miBear left, heading SW.
  37. 0.3 miSharp left onto Foothills Preserve Path, heading S.
  38. 0.3 miSharp right onto Restoration Way, heading SE.
  39. 0.2 miTurn left onto Maintenance Road, heading S.
  40. 50 ftContinue straight onto Restoration Way, heading S.
  41. 100 ftBear left onto Sandplain Stroll, heading S.
  42. 0.1 miReach Sandplain Stroll Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  43. 0.1 miBear right onto Restoration Way, heading E.
  44. 100 ftContinue straight onto Maintenance Road, heading N.
  45. 50 ftTurn right onto Restoration Way, heading N.
  46. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Foothills Preserve Path, heading S.
  47. 400 ftSharp right, heading NE.
  48. 0.3 miBear right, heading W.
  49. 0.1 miSharp right onto Pine Hills Powerlines, heading NE.
  50. 350 ftTurn left onto The In Between, heading NE.
  51. 50 ftTurn right onto Into The Unknown, heading NE.
  52. 450 ftBear right onto Function Of Mind, heading W.
  53. 50 ftTurn left onto Into The Unknown, heading NW.
  54. 0.2 miTurn left onto Super D, heading S.
  55. 400 ftContinue straight onto Man Eater, heading W.
  56. 350 ftContinue straight onto Pine Hills Powerlines, heading N.
  57. 500 ftTurn left onto State Road Connector, heading SW.
  58. 0.3 miTurn left onto Water Tower Trail, heading W.
  59. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Shemp, heading N.
  60. 100 ftContinue straight onto Rock Village, heading N.
  61. 100 ftContinue straight onto Shemp, heading N.
  62. 250 ftBear right onto State Road Downhill, heading N.
  63. 200 ftContinue straight onto Shemp, heading N.
  64. 50 ftContinue straight onto Rock Village, heading N.
  65. 50 ftBear left onto Return Climb, heading N.
  66. 50 ftBear right onto Three Stooges Access, heading NE.
  67. 50 ftTurn right onto Larry, heading NE.
  68. 50 ftBear left onto Three Stooges Access, heading NE.
  69. 50 ftTurn left onto Cleft Rock DH, heading NE.
  70. 50 ftTurn right onto Nuclear Lobster, heading NE.
  71. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  72. 50 ftBear left onto Tug of War, heading NE.
  73. 50 ftBear right onto Evacuation Route, heading NE.
  74. 50 ftTurn right onto Tug of War, heading NE.
  75. 150 ftContinue straight onto Evacuation Route, heading NE.
  76. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  77. 50 ftContinue straight onto Chicken Pad Thai, heading NW.
  78. 50 ftTurn left onto Evacuation Route, heading NW.
  79. 250 ftContinue straight onto Chicken Pad Thai, heading NE.
  80. 50 ftContinue straight onto Evacuation Route, heading NE.
  81. 200 ftTurn left onto Virgin Trail Extension, heading NE.
  82. 0.3 miTurn left onto Riding Solo, heading N.
  83. 350 ftTurn left onto Three Eyed Toad, heading N.
  84. 50 ftArrive 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-6-sights

Trail surface

56% dirt9% gravel35% 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 right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:39 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:59 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:30 PM.

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