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.

Elevation

0 mi154 – 285 ft2.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Northeast Fire Road 41.94342, -70.58565
Nearest town Priscilla Beach, MA

Directions

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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 Sep 20: sunrise 6:28 AM · sunset 6:45 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 miBear right onto Classical, heading SW.
  5. 250 ftContinue straight onto Fire Road, heading SW.
  6. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Empty Bottle, heading S.
  7. 100 ftTurn right onto Serious Side Access Road, heading SE.
  8. 50 ftSharp left onto Empty Bottle, heading SE.
  9. 250 ftSharp left onto To The Boats, heading SW.
  10. 0.4 miReach To The Boats, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  11. 0.4 miSharp right onto Empty Bottle, heading NW.
  12. 250 ftSharp right onto Serious Side Access Road, heading NW.
  13. 50 ftTurn left onto Empty Bottle, heading W.
  14. 100 ftContinue straight onto Serious Side Access Road, heading W.
  15. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Classical, heading N.
  16. 250 ftBear left onto Virgin Trail Extension, heading NE.
  17. 0.3 miTurn left onto Riding Solo, heading NW.
  18. 350 ftTurn left onto Three Eyed Toad, heading N.
  19. 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 surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:28 AMSunset 6:45 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~3 min). Leave by 6:22 PM for the 6:45 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:02 PM — 10 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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