AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Daniel Boone Park

Dow Trail

2 mi · ▲ 186 ft · 46 min

Dow Trail is a 2-mile out-and-back in Daniel Boone Park near Ipswich, MA. It is mostly level, with 186 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi66 – 177 ft2.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.68512, -70.84235
Nearest town Ipswich, MA
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Dow Trail

2 mi · ▲ 186 ft · 46 min

Elevation 66–179 ft

Out & Back · Daniel Boone Park

Trailhead: 42.68512, -70.84235

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:39 AM · sunset 8:02 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
  3. 250 ftSharp left, heading W.
  4. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  5. 0.1 miSharp right, heading N.
  6. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Dow Trail, heading SE.
  7. 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  8. 0.4 miSharp left, heading NW.
  9. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
  10. 0.2 miSharp right, heading SE.
  11. 250 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  12. 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/dow-trail-out-back

Trail surface

67% dirt33% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:39 AMSunset 8:02 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.0 mi in (~29 min). Leave by 7:12 PM for the 8:02 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:44 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

Hikes near Ipswich, Massachusetts