Caeser's Lane–Gas Line, 4 sights
4.8 mi · ▲ 250 ft · 1 hr 43 min
Caeser's Lane–Gas Line, 4 sights is a 4.8-mile out-and-back in Manchester Essex Woods near South Essex, MA. It climbs 250 ft. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
Getting there
Directions
Caeser's Lane–Gas Line, 4 sights
4.8 mi · ▲ 250 ft · 1 hr 43 min
Elevation 21–154 ft
Out & Back · Manchester Essex Woods
Trailhead: Homestead Trail · 42.61074, -70.77526
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:29 AM · sunset 6:46 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Homestead Trail, heading S.
- 0.5 miBear right onto Sesame Street Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading N.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Candlewood Connnector, heading W.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Bishop's Grave Cartway, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Caeser's Lane, heading NW.
- 0.8 miTurn right onto Gas Line, heading NE.
- 450 ftReach Homestead Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 450 ftTurn left onto Caeser's Lane, heading NE.
- 0.8 miTurn left onto Bishop's Grave Cartway, heading SW.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Candlewood Connnector, heading SE.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Sesame Street Trail, heading S.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading N.
- 500 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Homestead Trail, heading S.
- 0.5 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.1 mi in (~30 min). Leave by 5:56 PM for the 6:46 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:29 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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
- 4.5 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
More from Homestead Trail Trailhead
- Caeser's Lane–Gas Line, 4 sights 5.5 mi · ▲ 308 ft
- Coy Pond–Beach Chair Bluff, 7 sights 8.7 mi · ▲ 318 ft
- Round Pond–Coy Pond, 8 sights 9.2 mi · ▲ 472 ft
- Conomo Drive–Homestead Trail, 3 sights 4.7 mi · ▲ 243 ft
- Chebacco Lake–Arrow, 5 sights 6.8 mi · ▲ 314 ft
- Gravelly Pond–Beach Chair Bluff, 7 sights 7 mi · ▲ 359 ft
Get outside more
A wild hike near South Essex, emailed to you once a week.
Hikes near South Essex, Massachusetts