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Foothills Presereve

Whipple Reservoir–Dawn's Light, 4 sights

5 mi · ▲ 811 ft · 2 hr 4 min

Whipple Reservoir–Dawn's Light, 4 sights is a 5-mile out-and-back in Foothills Presereve near Manomet, MA. The route reaches Whipple Reservoir at the turnaround, 2.3 miles in. It climbs 811 ft, with sections as steep as 24% grade. It scores 10/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi26 – 358 ft · steepest grade: 24%5.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Restoration Way 41.91673, -70.57298
Nearest town Manomet, MA
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Whipple Reservoir–Dawn's Light, 4 sights

5 mi · ▲ 811 ft · 2 hr 4 min

Elevation 27–359 ft

Out & Back · Foothills Presereve

Trailhead: Restoration Way · 41.91673, -70.57298

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 83°F / low 65° · precip 0% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 5:40 AM · sunset 7:59 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 250 ftContinue straight onto Foothills Preserve Path, heading W.
  3. 0.4 miTurn right onto Ultimate Vibrations, heading S.
  4. 0.2 miTurn right onto Dawn's Light, heading W.
  5. 350 ftTurn left onto Through Traffic, heading NW.
  6. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  7. 150 ftSharp right onto Social Hard, heading NW.
  8. 400 ftBear left, heading SW.
  9. 200 ftTurn left onto Pine Hills Powerlines Alternate, heading NW.
  10. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Pine Hills Powerlines, heading W.
  11. 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
  12. 400 ftTurn right, heading W.
  13. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  14. 500 ftTurn right, heading W.
  15. 450 ftBear left, heading SW.
  16. 150 ftSharp right, heading S.
  17. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
  18. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
  19. 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  20. 100 ftReach Whipple Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  21. 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
  22. 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  23. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
  24. 0.2 miSharp left, heading E.
  25. 150 ftBear right, heading E.
  26. 450 ftTurn left, heading E.
  27. 500 ftTurn right, heading S.
  28. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  29. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Pine Hills Powerlines Alternate, heading NE.
  30. 0.7 miTurn right, heading E.
  31. 200 ftBear right onto Social Hard, heading SE.
  32. 300 ftBear right, heading E.
  33. 100 ftSharp left onto Through Traffic, heading E.
  34. 200 ftTurn right onto Dawn's Light, heading E.
  35. 350 ftTurn left onto Ultimate Vibrations, heading E.
  36. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  37. 400 ftContinue straight onto Foothills Preserve Path, heading SE.
  38. 0.3 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/whipple-reservoir-whipple-reservoir-out-back-6-sights-8-km-a0ee

Trail surface

47% dirt36% gravel17% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 83°F65°
Precip0%Wind8 mphUV8Humidity78%
Rained 0.1″ yesterday (0.3″ over the last week)
Hourly temperature
85°65°
Sunrise 5:40 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:59 PM
Wed 82°65°
Thu 86°71°
Fri 92°73° 16%
Sat 90°71° 23%
Sun 89°72° 15%
Mon 94°74°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.1 mi in (~40 min). Leave by 6:59 PM for the 7:59 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:44 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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