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.
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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
- Start on Conomo Drive, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Caeser's Lane, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Bishop's Grave Cartway, heading SE.
- 0.9 miBear right, heading S.
- 450 ftTurn right onto Pulpit Rock, heading SW.
- 0.5 miBear left onto Ancient Line Trail, heading S.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Spruce Swamp Trail, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
- 300 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 350 ftBear right onto Shiftlever, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Beach Chair Bluff, heading SE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Shiftlever, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 350 ftReach Conomo Drive, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Beach Chair Bluff, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Shiftlever, heading N.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading NE.
- 350 ftBear right, heading E.
- 300 ftTurn right onto Spruce Swamp Trail, heading S.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Ancient Line Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left, heading E.
- 150 ftBear right, heading E.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Pulpit Rock, heading E.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 450 ftBear left onto Bishop's Grave Cartway, heading N.
- 0.9 miTurn right onto Caeser's Lane, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Conomo Drive, heading NW.
- 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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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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More from Conomo Drive Trailhead
- Conomo Drive & Pulpit Rock via Bishop's Grave Cartway 4 mi · ▲ 195 ft
- Bishop's Grave Cartway & Conomo Drive 4.7 mi · ▲ 199 ft
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