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Gordon College Woods

Coy Pond–Beach Chair Bluff, 3 sights

4.5 mi · ▲ 176 ft · 1 hr 35 min

Coy Pond–Beach Chair Bluff, 3 sights is a 4.5-mile out-and-back in Gordon College Woods near Wenham Neck, MA. The route passes Coy Pond and Coy Pond. It is mostly level, with 176 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi46 – 141 ft4.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.59348, -70.82923
Nearest town Wenham Neck, MA
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Coy Pond–Beach Chair Bluff, 3 sights

4.5 mi · ▲ 176 ft · 1 hr 35 min

Elevation 45–141 ft

Out & Back · Gordon College Woods

Trailhead: 42.59348, -70.82923

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 250 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  3. 350 ftPass Coy Pond.
  4. 100 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  5. 300 ftSharp right, heading E.
  6. 400 ftBear left, heading E.
  7. 450 ftPass Coy Pond.
  8. 0.5 miBear left, heading E.
  9. 250 ftTurn right, heading E.
  10. 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
  11. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  12. 350 ftBear left, heading E.
  13. 250 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  14. 200 ftTurn right, heading E.
  15. 300 ftContinue straight onto Shiftlever, heading N.
  16. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Beach Chair Bluff, heading SE.
  17. 50 ftTurn left onto Shiftlever, heading SE.
  18. 0.4 miBear left, heading E.
  19. 350 ftReach Coy Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  20. 0.5 miTurn right onto Beach Chair Bluff, heading NW.
  21. 50 ftContinue straight onto Shiftlever, heading NW.
  22. 0.4 miTurn left, heading SE.
  23. 200 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  24. 250 ftBear right, heading W.
  25. 350 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  26. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  27. 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
  28. 250 ftBear right, heading W.
  29. 0.6 miBear right, heading NW.
  30. 350 ftSharp left, heading NW.
  31. 350 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  32. 450 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  33. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/coy-pond-beach-chair-bluff-out-back-4-sights-7-km

Trail surface

86% dirt14% gravel

Weather

Sunrise 5:39 AMSunset 8:01 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.9 mi in (~50 min). Leave by 6:51 PM for the 8:01 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:04 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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