Arrow–Beach Chair Bluff, 4 sights
4.1 mi · ▲ 283 ft · 1 hr 30 min
Arrow–Beach Chair Bluff, 4 sights is a 4.1-mile out-and-back in Gordon College Woods near Beverly Farms, MA. It climbs 283 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Arrow–Beach Chair Bluff, 4 sights
4.1 mi · ▲ 283 ft · 1 hr 30 min
Elevation 50–141 ft
Out & Back · Gordon College Woods
Trailhead: 42.59105, -70.80652
Weather Sep 20: Drizzle, high 62°F / low 49° · precip 48% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:29 AM · sunset 6:46 PM
Bikes allowed on the whole route
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 400 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 300 ftContinue straight onto Shiftlever, heading SE.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Beach Chair Bluff, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Shiftlever, heading E.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading NE.
- 350 ftTurn left onto Dug Hill Trail, heading NE.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading SW.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto Arrow, heading SW.
- 0.5 miReach Beach Chair Bluff, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miSharp left, heading S.
- 0.1 miBear right onto Dug Hill Trail, heading NE.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading E.
- 350 ftBear right onto Shiftlever, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Beach Chair Bluff, heading S.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Shiftlever, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 200 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 0.6 mi in (~19 min). Leave by 6:07 PM for the 6:46 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:18 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Bikes allowed on the whole route
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- Beach Chair Bluff–Bear's Den Trail, 5 sights 5.3 mi · ▲ 264 ft
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