AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Greystone Beach & Preston Beach via Marblehead Rail Trail

2.4 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 48 min

Greystone Beach & Preston Beach via Marblehead Rail Trail is a 2.4-mile out-and-back near Beach Bluff, MA. The route passes Preston Beach before reaching Greystone Beach at the turnaround, 1.2 miles in. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi16 – 46 ft2.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Briar Lane 42.48367, -70.88791
Nearest town Beach Bluff, MA
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Greystone Beach & Preston Beach via Marblehead Rail Trail

2.4 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 48 min

Elevation 16–46 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Briar Lane · 42.48367, -70.88791

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:39 AM · sunset 8:01 PM

Transit-accessible: Humphrey St @ West St stop 37 m from the trailhead

  1. Start on Briar Lane, heading SE.
  2. 0.3 miBear left onto Marblehead Rail Trail, heading E.
  3. 50 ftPass Preston Beach.
  4. 0.9 miTurn right, heading SE.
  5. 150 ftReach Greystone Beach, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 0.9 miBear right onto Briar Lane, heading NW.
  7. 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/greystone-beach-preston-beach-out-back-4-km-b234

Trail surface

75% dirt25% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:39 AMSunset 8:01 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.0 mi in (~25 min). Leave by 7:16 PM for the 8:01 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:42 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Humphrey St @ West St stop 37 m from the trailhead

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