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 Aug 4: sunrise 5:39 AM · sunset 8:01 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
Sunrise 5:39 AMSunset 8:01 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.8 mi in (~21 min). Leave by 7:20 PM for the 8:01 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:38 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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