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Wankinco Neck–Wildlands Trust - Great Neck Conservation Area, 3 beaches

1.9 mi · ▲ 57 ft · 40 min

Wankinco Neck–Wildlands Trust - Great Neck Conservation Area, 3 beaches is a 1.9-mile out-and-back in Minot Forest near Parkwood Beach, MA. The route passes Wildlands Trust - Great Neck Conservation Area and Minot Forest Beach before reaching Wankinco Neck at the turnaround, 0.8 miles in. It is mostly level, with 57 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi7 – 69 ft2.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Red Trail 41.74222, -70.69262
Nearest town Parkwood Beach, MA
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Wankinco Neck–Wildlands Trust - Great Neck Conservation Area, 3 beaches

1.9 mi · ▲ 57 ft · 40 min

Elevation 8–68 ft

Out & Back · Minot Forest

Trailhead: Red Trail · 41.74222, -70.69262

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 81°F / low 63° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 5:41 AM · sunset 7:59 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Red Trail, heading NW.
  2. 50 ftPass Wildlands Trust - Great Neck Conservation Area.
  3. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
  4. 0.5 miPass Minot Forest Beach.
  5. 250 ftSharp left, heading NW.
  6. 50 ftReach Wankinco Neck, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  8. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  9. 400 ftTurn left, heading E.
  10. 0.4 miBear right, heading NW.
  11. 0.6 miTurn right, heading S.
  12. 0.1 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/wankinco-neck-wildlands-trust-great-neck-conservation-area-out-back-3-beaches-4-km

Trail surface

100% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 81°F63°
Precip0%Wind4 mphUV7Humidity87%
Rained 0.1″ yesterday (0.6″ over the last week)
Hourly temperature
85°60°
Sunrise 5:41 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:59 PM
Wed 79°65°
Thu 85°72°
Fri 89°73°
Sat 89°73° 18%
Sun 89°72°
Mon 97°74°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.6 mi in (~16 min). Leave by 7:22 PM for the 7:59 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:29 PM — 1 min before dark.

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