Merrimack River Trail
3.9 mi · ▲ 222 ft · 1 hr 25 min
Merrimack River Trail is a 3.9-mile out-and-back in Deer Jump Reservation near Kenwood, MA. It is mostly level, with 222 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
Getting there
Directions
Merrimack River Trail
3.9 mi · ▲ 222 ft · 1 hr 25 min
Elevation 47–140 ft
Out & Back · Deer Jump Reservation
Trailhead: 42.66301, -71.23727
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 6:46 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 500 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 200 ftBear right onto Bay Circuit Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Merrimack River Trail, heading NE.
- 1.1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 150 ftBear right, heading E.
- 150 ftReach Merrimack River Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 250 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 1.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Bay Circuit Trail, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading SW.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 200 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:26 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 6:46 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:14 PM.
Other ways to reach this destination
- 2.1 mi · out & back · via Merrimack River Trail
- 2.2 mi · out & back · via Merrimack River Trail
- 2.4 mi · out & back · via Merrimack River Trail
- 2.4 mi · out & back · via Merrimack River Trail
- 2.4 mi · out & back · via Merrimack River Trail
- 2.7 mi · out & back · via Merrimack River Trail
- 2.7 mi · out & back · via Merrimack River Trail
- 2.9 mi · out & back · via Merrimack River Trail
More from this trailhead
- Bay Circuit Trail–Black Birch Trail, 3 sights 2.7 mi · ▲ 253 ft
Get outside more
A wild hike near Kenwood, emailed to you once a week.
Hikes near Kenwood, Massachusetts