AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Cliffhanger & The Gloucester Spot

3.4 mi · ▲ 368 ft · 1 hr 19 min

Cliffhanger & The Gloucester Spot is a 3.4-mile out-and-back near South Essex, MA. It climbs 368 ft. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi75 – 174 ft3.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Bullseye 42.60516, -70.76147
Nearest town South Essex, MA
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Cliffhanger & The Gloucester Spot

3.4 mi · ▲ 368 ft · 1 hr 19 min

Elevation 75–173 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Bullseye · 42.60516, -70.76147

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

  1. Start on Bullseye, heading E.
  2. 0.4 miTurn left onto Cliffhanger, heading NE.
  3. 350 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  4. 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  5. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
  6. 0.4 miTurn left, heading NW.
  7. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
  8. 250 ftTurn right, heading W.
  9. 0.1 miTurn right onto The Gloucester Spot, heading N.
  10. 0.1 miReach Cliffhanger, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  11. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
  12. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
  13. 250 ftTurn right, heading S.
  14. 0.1 miTurn right onto Cliffhanger, heading E.
  15. 0.4 miSharp right, heading SE.
  16. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
  17. 0.3 miTurn right onto Bullseye, heading S.
  18. 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/beaverdam-hill-out-back-7-km-0251

Trail surface

31% dirt69% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:39 AMSunset 8:01 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.0 mi in (~30 min). Leave by 7:12 PM for the 8:01 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:45 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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