Danvers Rail Trail is a 4.8-mile out-and-back near Tapleyville, MA. It is mostly level, with 55 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi36 – 95 ft5.0 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Danvers Rail Trail 42.56577, -70.94127
Nearest town Tapleyville, MA
Directions
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Danvers Rail Trail
4.8 mi · ▲ 55 ft · 1 hr 38 min
Elevation 36–94 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Danvers Rail Trail · 42.56577, -70.94127
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 6:47 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Danvers Rail Trail, heading NE.
- 1.2 miBear right, heading N.
- 1.3 miReach Danvers Rail Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.3 miBear right, heading S.
- 1.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
100% gravel
Weather
Sunrise 6:30 AMSunset 6:47 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.3 mi in (~58 min). Leave by 5:29 PM for the 6:47 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:59 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from Danvers Rail Trail Trailhead
- Danvers Rail Trail–Topsfield Linear Common, 3 sights 8.5 mi · ▲ 55 ft
- Putnamville Reservoir & Danvers Rail Trail 5.2 mi · ▲ 87 ft
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