Bear's Den Trail–Bishop's Grave Cartway Loop, 5 sights
4.5 mi · ▲ 407 ft · 1 hr 42 min
Bear's Den Trail–Bishop's Grave Cartway Loop, 5 sights is a 4.5-mile loop in Manchester Essex Woods near South Essex, MA. It climbs 407 ft. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Bear's Den Trail–Bishop's Grave Cartway Loop, 5 sights
4.5 mi · ▲ 407 ft · 1 hr 42 min
Elevation 50–163 ft
Loop · Manchester Essex Woods
Trailhead: 42.61102, -70.77362
Weather Sep 5: Light drizzle, high 68°F / low 60° · precip 5% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:13 AM · sunset 7:13 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 0.3 miSharp right, heading SW.
- 50 ftSharp left onto 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.
- 0.1 miSharp right onto Homestead Trail, heading E.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Sesame Street Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading NW.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Candlewood Connnector, heading W.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto Bishop's Grave Cartway, heading N.
- 1.2 miTurn right onto Old Manchester-Essex Road, heading SE.
- 250 ftSharp left, heading SE.
- 250 ftTurn right onto Cedar Swamp Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Prospect Ledge Trail, heading SE.
- 0.9 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 250 ftThe loop closes 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 0.8 mi in (~22 min). Leave by 6:31 PM for the 7:13 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:48 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
- 2.8 mi · out & back · via Bishop's Grave Cartway
- 3.4 mi · loop · 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
- 4.7 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
More from this trailhead
- Millstone Hill–Bear's Den Trail, 3 sights 3.3 mi · ▲ 206 ft
- The Monoliths–Bear's Den Trail, 4 sights 4 mi · ▲ 220 ft
- Ancient Line Trail–Bear's Den Trail, 6 sights 4.4 mi · ▲ 172 ft
- Conomo Drive–Homestead Trail, 3 sights 4.7 mi · ▲ 243 ft
- Caeser's Lane–Gas Line, 4 sights 4.8 mi · ▲ 250 ft
- Bear's Den Trail–Bishop's Grave Cartway, 6 sights 5.3 mi · ▲ 295 ft
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