Kings Beach–Nahant Beach, 5 beaches is a 5.1-mile out-and-back in Nahant Beach/Lynn Shore Reservations near Little Nahant, MA. The route passes Nahant Beach, Lynn Beach, Kings Beach and Fisherman's Beach before reaching Whales Beach at the turnaround, 2.5 miles in. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi0 – 33 ft6.0 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 42.44045, -70.93974
Nearest town Little Nahant, MA
Directions
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Kings Beach–Nahant Beach, 5 beaches
5.1 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 42 min
Elevation 1–34 ft
Out & Back · Nahant Beach/Lynn Shore Reservations
Trailhead: 42.44045, -70.93974
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:40 AM · sunset 8:01 PM
Transit-accessible: Opp 1 Nahant Rd stop 271 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 50 ftPass Nahant Beach.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.2 miPass Lynn Beach.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.6 miBear right, heading NE.
- 50 ftPass Kings Beach.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right, heading E.
- 100 ftBear right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.1 miPass Fisherman's Beach.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.1 miPass Whales Beach.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 150 ftReach Kings Beach, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.7 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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Trail surface
82% paved18% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 5:40 AMSunset 8:01 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~4 min). Leave by 7:37 PM for the 8:01 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:21 PM — 12 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Opp 1 Nahant Rd stop 271 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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