Guardrail & Valley Street
5.6 mi · ▲ 345 ft · 2 hr 2 min
Guardrail & Valley Street is a 5.6-mile out-and-back in Chipman Hill Area near Beverly Farms, MA. It climbs 345 ft. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Guardrail & Valley Street
5.6 mi · ▲ 345 ft · 2 hr 2 min
Elevation 35–126 ft
Out & Back · Chipman Hill Area
Trailhead: Valley Street · 42.56721, -70.81520
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:39 AM · sunset 8:01 PM
Transit-accessible: Beverly Farms stop 680 m from the trailhead
- Start on Valley Street, heading NE.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Pole Swamp Lane, heading NE.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 0.1 miSharp left onto Guardrail, heading N.
- 1 miReach Valley Street, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1 miSharp right, heading SE.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.8 miContinue straight onto Valley Street, heading SW.
- 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.
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.2 mi in (~32 min). Leave by 7:09 PM for the 8:01 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:47 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Transit-accessible: Beverly Farms stop 680 m from the trailhead
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