Davis Trail & Malcolm Outer Loop
2.5 mi · ▲ 55 ft · 52 min
Davis Trail & Malcolm Outer Loop is a 2.5-mile out-and-back in Davis Corridor near Carlisle, MA. It is mostly level, with 55 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 9/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Davis Trail & Malcolm Outer Loop
2.5 mi · ▲ 55 ft · 52 min
Elevation 158–233 ft
Out & Back · Davis Corridor
Trailhead: Malcolm Inner Loop · 42.51570, -71.34464
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 82°F / low 61° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 5:41 AM · sunset 8:03 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Malcolm Inner Loop, heading SE.
- 350 ftTurn right onto Malcolm Outer Loop, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Two Rod Road, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Davis Trail, heading SE.
- 1 miReach Malcolm Outer Loop, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1 miBear right onto Two Rod Road, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Malcolm Outer Loop, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Malcolm Inner Loop, heading W.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.0 mi in (~24 min). Leave by 7:19 PM for the 8:03 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:43 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from Malcolm Inner Loop Trailhead
- Curve Pine–Malcolm Outer Loop, 3 sights 1.9 mi · ▲ 28 ft
- Blood Farm Trail & Malcolm Outer Loop 2.2 mi · ▲ 55 ft
- Circle Viewpoint–Circle Trail, 3 sights 3 mi · ▲ 28 ft
- Hutchins Pond & Malcolm Outer Loop via Two Rod Road 4.4 mi · ▲ 83 ft
- Thoreau Pond & Malcolm Outer Loop via Two Rod Road 4.4 mi · ▲ 54 ft
- Hutchins Pond–Malcolm Outer Loop, 3 sights 5 mi · ▲ 108 ft
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