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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: Drizzle, high 62°F / low 46° · precip 51% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 6:47 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Danvers Rail Trail, heading NE.
  2. 1.2 miBear right, heading N.
  3. 1.3 miReach Danvers Rail Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 1.3 miBear right, heading S.
  5. 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

DrizzleTemperature 62°F46°
Precip51%Wind2 mphUV2Humidity93%
Rained 0.5″ 7 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
65°45° 6 AM: 5% rain7 AM: 3% rain9 AM: 1% rain10 AM: 3% rain11 AM: 3% rain12 PM: 27% rain1 PM: 31% rain2 PM: 34% rain3 PM: 50% rain4 PM: 47% rain5 PM: 29% rain6 PM: 51% rain7 PM: 30% rain8 PM: 34% rain9 PM: 30% rain10 PM: 29% rain11 PM: 42% rain
Sunrise 6:30 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:47 PM
Mon 66°55° 56%
Tue 59°50°
Wed 60°50°
Thu 61°49° 20%
Fri 62°54° 40%
Sat 59°53° 44%

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.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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