To The Boats via Serious Side Access Road
2.3 mi · ▲ 164 ft · 51 min
To The Boats via Serious Side Access Road is a 2.3-mile out-and-back near Priscilla Beach, MA. It is mostly level, with 164 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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To The Boats via Serious Side Access Road
2.3 mi · ▲ 164 ft · 51 min
Elevation 155–287 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Northeast Fire Road · 41.94342, -70.58565
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 83°F / low 64° · precip 0% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 5:40 AM · sunset 7:59 PM
- Start on Three Eyed Toad, heading SE.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Riding Solo, heading S.
- 350 ftTurn right onto Virgin Trail Extension, heading SW.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Classical, heading SW.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Fire Road, heading SW.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Empty Bottle, heading S.
- 100 ftTurn right onto Serious Side Access Road, heading SE.
- 50 ftSharp left onto Empty Bottle, heading SE.
- 250 ftSharp left onto To The Boats, heading SW.
- 0.4 miReach To The Boats, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miSharp right onto Empty Bottle, heading NW.
- 250 ftSharp right onto Serious Side Access Road, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Empty Bottle, heading W.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Serious Side Access Road, heading W.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Classical, heading N.
- 250 ftBear left onto Virgin Trail Extension, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Riding Solo, heading NW.
- 350 ftTurn left onto Three Eyed Toad, heading N.
- 50 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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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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