Forest River Conservation Area Beach & Greystone Beach via Marblehead Rail Trail is a 4-mile out-and-back near Clifton, MA. The route passes Forest River Conservation Area Beach before reaching Greystone Beach at the turnaround, 2 miles in. It is mostly level, with 177 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi23 – 98 ft4.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 42.49526, -70.88022
Nearest town Clifton, MA
Directions
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Forest River Conservation Area Beach & Greystone Beach via Marblehead Rail Trail
4 mi · ▲ 177 ft · 1 hr 25 min
Elevation 22–98 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 42.49526, -70.88022
Weather Sep 20: Heavy drizzle, high 62°F / low 51° · precip 52% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:29 AM · sunset 6:46 PM
Transit-accessible: Humphrey St opp Sevinor Rd stop 590 m from the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 50 ftPass Forest River Conservation Area Beach.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 250 ftTurn right onto Marblehead Rail Trail, heading SE.
- 1.8 miPass Greystone Beach.
- 50 ftReach Forest River Conservation Area Beach, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.8 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.1 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
91% dirt9% unspecified
Weather
Heavy drizzleTemperature 62°F51°
Precip52%Wind8 mphUV2Humidity83%
Rained 0.5″ 7 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
65°50°
Sunrise 6:29 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:46 PM
Mon
65°56°
57%
Tue
61°50°
Wed
60°50°
Thu
61°49°
21%
Fri
61°54°
41%
Sat
59°52°
45%
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.2 mi in (~30 min). Leave by 5:56 PM for the 6:46 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:33 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Humphrey St opp Sevinor Rd stop 590 m from the trailhead
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