Bear's Den Trail–Bishop's Grave Cartway, 3 sights
2.2 mi · ▲ 202 ft · 50 min
Bear's Den Trail–Bishop's Grave Cartway, 3 sights is a 2.2-mile out-and-back in Manchester Essex Woods near South Essex, MA. It is mostly level, with 202 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Bear's Den Trail–Bishop's Grave Cartway, 3 sights
2.2 mi · ▲ 202 ft · 50 min
Elevation 50–163 ft
Out & Back · Manchester Essex Woods
Trailhead: Old Manchester-Essex Road · 42.60796, -70.77496
Weather Sep 20: Drizzle, high 62°F / low 49° · precip 47% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:29 AM · sunset 6:46 PM
- Start on Sam Hoar Memorial Trail, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Old Manchester-Essex Road, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Bear's Den Trail, heading W.
- 0.4 miBear left onto Bishop's Grave Cartway, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Old Manchester-Essex Road, heading SE.
- 250 ftSharp left, heading NE.
- 250 ftTurn right onto Cedar Swamp Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Prospect Ledge Trail, heading SE.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading N.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Sam Hoar Memorial Trail, heading NW.
- 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.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.5 mi in (~13 min). Leave by 6:13 PM for the 6:46 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:14 PM — 0 min before dark.
Other ways to reach this destination
- 2.8 mi · out & back · via Bishop's Grave Cartway
- 4.3 mi · out & back · via Bishop's Grave Cartway
- 4.4 mi · out & back · via Bishop's Grave Cartway
- 4.5 mi · loop · via Bishop's Grave Cartway
- 4.7 mi · out & back · via Bishop's Grave Cartway
- 4.8 mi · loop · via Bishop's Grave Cartway
- 5.1 mi · out & back · via Bishop's Grave Cartway
- 5.3 mi · out & back · via Bishop's Grave Cartway
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- Ancient Line Trail–Bishop's Grave Cartway Loop, 4 sights 3.4 mi · ▲ 288 ft
- Millstone Hill & Cedar Swamp Trail Loop via Prospect Ledge Trail 2.3 mi · ▲ 265 ft
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