Wankinco Neck–Brandy Hill, 4 summits
3.4 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 1 hr 10 min
Wankinco Neck–Brandy Hill, 4 summits is a 3.4-mile out-and-back in Minot Forest near Parkwood Beach, MA. The route passes Wildlands Trust - Great Neck Conservation Area, Minot Forest Beach and Wankinco Neck before reaching Brandy Hill at the turnaround, 1.7 miles in. It is mostly level, with 54 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Wankinco Neck–Brandy Hill, 4 summits
3.4 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 1 hr 10 min
Elevation 3–97 ft
Out & Back · Minot Forest
Trailhead: 41.74454, -70.68817
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 81°F / low 63° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 5:40 AM · sunset 7:59 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Red Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftPass Wildlands Trust - Great Neck Conservation Area.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.5 miPass Minot Forest Beach.
- 300 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 150 ftPass Wankinco Neck.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miPass Brandy Hill.
- 300 ftReach Wankinco Neck, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading S.
- 100 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
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