Mill Pond & Kristen Crowley Trail via Danvers Rail Trail

7.3 mi · ▲ 55 ft · 2 hr 28 min

Mill Pond & Kristen Crowley Trail via Danvers Rail Trail is a 7.3-mile out-and-back near Putnamville, MA. The route reaches Mill Pond. It is mostly level, with 55 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi26 – 115 ft7.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.58126, -70.93367
Nearest town Putnamville, MA

Directions

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Mill Pond & Kristen Crowley Trail via Danvers Rail Trail

7.3 mi · ▲ 55 ft · 2 hr 28 min

Elevation 26–115 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 42.58126, -70.93367

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 6:45 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 50 ftBear left onto Danvers Rail Trail, heading S.
  3. 1.5 miPass Mill Pond.
  4. 2.2 miReach Mill Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 3.7 miBear right, heading N.
  6. 50 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

70% gravel27% dirt3% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:31 AMSunset 6:45 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.7 mi in (~42 min). Leave by 5:43 PM for the 6:45 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:42 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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