Danvers Rail Trail is a 4.3-mile out-and-back near Danvers, MA. It is mostly level, with 54 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi36 – 95 ft4.4 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Danvers Rail Trail 42.56827, -70.93693
Nearest town Danvers, MA
Directions
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Danvers Rail Trail
4.3 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 1 hr 28 min
Elevation 36–94 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Danvers Rail Trail · 42.56827, -70.93693
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 6:45 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Danvers Rail Trail, heading NE.
- 0.9 miBear right, heading N.
- 1.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 1.3 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.8 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
100% gravel
Weather
Sunrise 6:31 AMSunset 6:45 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.1 mi in (~52 min). Leave by 5:33 PM for the 6:45 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:51 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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