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Manchester Essex Woods

Pulpit Rock via Bishop's Grave Cartway

4.5 mi · ▲ 195 ft · 1 hr 36 min

Pulpit Rock via Bishop's Grave Cartway is a 4.5-mile out-and-back in Manchester Essex Woods near Essex Falls, MA. It is mostly level, with 195 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi59 – 144 ft4.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.61597, -70.77992
Nearest town Essex Falls, MA
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Pulpit Rock via Bishop's Grave Cartway

4.5 mi · ▲ 195 ft · 1 hr 36 min

Elevation 59–145 ft

Out & Back · Manchester Essex Woods

Trailhead: 42.61597, -70.77992

Weather Sep 5: Fog, high 80°F / low 64° · precip 5% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:13 AM · sunset 7:13 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
  3. 400 ftSharp right onto Conomo Drive, heading W.
  4. 0.2 miTurn left onto Caeser's Lane, heading S.
  5. 0.4 miTurn left onto Bishop's Grave Cartway, heading SE.
  6. 0.9 miBear right, heading SE.
  7. 450 ftContinue straight onto Pulpit Rock, heading SE.
  8. 0.2 miSharp right onto Ancient Line Trail, heading SE.
  9. 0.3 miReach Pulpit Rock, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 0.3 miSharp left onto Pulpit Rock, heading E.
  11. 0.3 miBear left onto Bishop's Grave Cartway, heading NW.
  12. 0.9 miTurn right onto Caeser's Lane, heading NW.
  13. 0.4 miTurn right onto Conomo Drive, heading N.
  14. 0.2 miSharp left, heading E.
  15. 400 ftTurn right, heading E.
  16. 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.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/caesers-lane-pulpit-rock-out-back-7-km

Trail surface

9% dirt91% unspecified

Weather

FogTemperature 80°F64°
Precip5%Wind7 mphUV7Humidity70%
Rained 0.1″ yesterday (0.2″ over the last week)
Hourly temperature
80°60°
Sunrise 6:13 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:13 PM
Sat 70°60°
Sun 70°55°
Mon 79°52°
Tue 80°60°
Wed 83°62° 36%
Thu 73°57° 36%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:52 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:13 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:41 PM.

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