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Danvers Rail Trail is a 2.5-mile out-and-back near Putnamville, MA. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi43 – 95 ft2.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.58126, -70.93367
Nearest town Putnamville, MA

Directions

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Danvers Rail Trail

2.5 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 51 min

Elevation 44–94 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 42.58126, -70.93367

Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 82°F / low 61° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:39 AM · sunset 8:02 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 50 ftSharp right onto Danvers Rail Trail, heading N.
  3. 1.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  4. 1.3 miSharp left, heading SE.
  5. 50 ftArrive 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

ClearTemperature 82°F61°
Precip0%Wind6 mphUV7Humidity84%
Rained 2″ yesterday (2.3″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
85°60°
Sunrise 5:39 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:02 PM
Wed 83°62°
Thu 90°71° 25%
Fri 97°73° 29%
Sat 93°69° 45%
Sun 94°68° 16%
Mon 96°72°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.0 mi in (~24 min). Leave by 7:17 PM for the 8:02 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:41 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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