Manchester Essex Woods

Beach Chair Bluff–Conomo Drive, 5 sights

6.7 mi · ▲ 377 ft · 2 hr 25 min

Beach Chair Bluff–Conomo Drive, 5 sights is a 6.7-mile out-and-back in Manchester Essex Woods near Essex Falls, MA. It climbs 377 ft. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi52 – 144 ft7.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Conomo Drive 42.61452, -70.78919
Nearest town Essex Falls, MA

Directions

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Beach Chair Bluff–Conomo Drive, 5 sights

6.7 mi · ▲ 377 ft · 2 hr 25 min

Elevation 51–144 ft

Out & Back · Manchester Essex Woods

Trailhead: Conomo Drive · 42.61452, -70.78919

Weather Sep 20: Drizzle, high 62°F / low 47° · precip 47% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 6:29 AM · sunset 6:46 PM

  1. Start on Conomo Drive, heading E.
  2. 0.2 miTurn right onto Caeser's Lane, heading S.
  3. 0.4 miTurn left onto Bishop's Grave Cartway, heading SE.
  4. 0.9 miBear right, heading S.
  5. 450 ftTurn right onto Pulpit Rock, heading SW.
  6. 0.5 miBear left onto Ancient Line Trail, heading S.
  7. 250 ftContinue straight onto Spruce Swamp Trail, heading SE.
  8. 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
  9. 300 ftBear left, heading SW.
  10. 350 ftBear right onto Shiftlever, heading SW.
  11. 0.4 miTurn right onto Beach Chair Bluff, heading SE.
  12. 50 ftContinue straight onto Shiftlever, heading SE.
  13. 0.4 miTurn left, heading SE.
  14. 350 ftReach Conomo Drive, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  15. 350 ftTurn right, heading W.
  16. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Beach Chair Bluff, heading N.
  17. 50 ftTurn left onto Shiftlever, heading N.
  18. 0.4 miBear left, heading NE.
  19. 350 ftBear right, heading E.
  20. 300 ftTurn right onto Spruce Swamp Trail, heading S.
  21. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Ancient Line Trail, heading E.
  22. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  23. 150 ftBear right, heading E.
  24. 50 ftContinue straight onto Pulpit Rock, heading E.
  25. 0.5 miTurn left, heading NW.
  26. 450 ftBear left onto Bishop's Grave Cartway, heading N.
  27. 0.9 miTurn right onto Caeser's Lane, heading N.
  28. 0.4 miTurn left onto Conomo Drive, heading NW.
  29. 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

44% dirt2% gravel54% unspecified

Weather

DrizzleTemperature 62°F47°
Precip47%Wind2 mphUV2Humidity92%
Rained 0.5″ 7 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
65°45° 6 AM: 2% rain7 AM: 5% rain9 AM: 1% rain10 AM: 1% rain11 AM: 2% rain12 PM: 26% rain1 PM: 30% rain2 PM: 31% rain3 PM: 45% rain4 PM: 47% rain5 PM: 32% rain6 PM: 41% rain7 PM: 30% rain8 PM: 34% rain9 PM: 38% rain10 PM: 37% rain11 PM: 41% rain
Sunrise 6:29 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:46 PM
Mon 64°54° 65%
Tue 57°49°
Wed 60°50°
Thu 61°49° 20%
Fri 61°54° 43%
Sat 59°52° 44%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.1 mi in (~27 min). Leave by 5:59 PM for the 6:46 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:30 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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