Gravelly Pond–Beach Chair Bluff, 3 sights
2.9 mi · ▲ 206 ft · 1 hr 4 min
Gravelly Pond–Beach Chair Bluff, 3 sights is a 2.9-mile out-and-back in Gordon College Woods near Beverly Farms, MA. The route reaches Gravelly Pond. It is mostly level, with 206 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Gravelly Pond–Beach Chair Bluff, 3 sights
2.9 mi · ▲ 206 ft · 1 hr 4 min
Elevation 63–141 ft
Out & Back · Gordon College Woods
Trailhead: Swamp Rat · 42.59588, -70.80817
Weather Sep 20: Drizzle, high 62°F / low 49° · precip 48% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:29 AM · sunset 6:46 PM
- Start on Swamp Rat, heading SE.
- 50 ftPass Gravelly Pond.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
- 300 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
- 400 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 300 ftContinue straight onto Shiftlever, heading E.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Beach Chair Bluff, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Shiftlever, heading E.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading E.
- 350 ftReach Gravelly Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Beach Chair Bluff, heading SE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Shiftlever, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 400 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 500 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 400 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 300 ftTurn left onto Swamp Rat, heading NW.
- 0.2 miArrive 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 1.1 mi in (~30 min). Leave by 5:56 PM for the 6:46 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:30 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
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