Danvers Rail Trail, Danvers MA.jpg
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Danvers Rail Trail is a 2.9-mile out-and-back near Danvers, MA. It is mostly level, with 28 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi39 – 95 ft3.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.57800, -70.93411
Nearest town Danvers, MA

Directions

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Danvers Rail Trail

2.9 mi · ▲ 28 ft · 59 min

Elevation 39–94 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 42.57800, -70.93411

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 6:47 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 50 ftTurn left onto Danvers Rail Trail, heading N.
  3. 0.2 miBear right, heading N.
  4. 1.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  5. 1.3 miBear right, heading S.
  6. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  7. 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

99% gravel1% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:30 AMSunset 6:47 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.4 mi in (~35 min). Leave by 5:51 PM for the 6:47 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:36 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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