Coy Pond–Beach Chair Bluff, 4 sights
6.1 mi · ▲ 380 ft · 2 hr 13 min
Coy Pond–Beach Chair Bluff, 4 sights is a 6.1-mile out-and-back in Gordon College Woods near Wenham Neck, MA. The route reaches Coy Pond. It climbs 380 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Coy Pond–Beach Chair Bluff, 4 sights
6.1 mi · ▲ 380 ft · 2 hr 13 min
Elevation 46–141 ft
Out & Back · Gordon College Woods
Trailhead: 42.59745, -70.83162
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:39 AM · sunset 8:01 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 500 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 250 ftSharp left, heading E.
- 0.2 miPass Coy Pond.
- 400 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 0.6 miBear left, heading E.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 350 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 300 ftContinue straight onto Shiftlever, heading E.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Beach Chair Bluff, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Shiftlever, heading E.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading E.
- 350 ftTurn left onto Dug Hill Trail, heading S.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading NW.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading NW.
- 350 ftReach Coy Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 350 ftSharp left, heading W.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading S.
- 350 ftBear right onto Shiftlever, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Beach Chair Bluff, heading NW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Shiftlever, heading NW.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 250 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
- 250 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 0.6 miBear right, heading W.
- 0.3 miSharp right, heading NW.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 150 ftArrive 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 2.1 mi in (~58 min). Leave by 6:44 PM for the 8:01 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:12 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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