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 Aug 4: sunrise 5:39 AM · sunset 8:01 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

Sunrise 5:39 AMSunset 8:01 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:41 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 8:01 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:33 PM.

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