Mill Pond–Danvers Rail Trail, 4 sights is a 9.4-mile out-and-back near Topsfield, MA. The route reaches Mill Pond at the turnaround, 4.7 miles in. It is mostly level, with 53 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi30 – 95 ft9.7 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Topsfield Linear Common 42.62541, -70.93595
Nearest town Topsfield, MA
Directions
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Mill Pond–Danvers Rail Trail, 4 sights
9.4 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 3 hr 10 min
Elevation 31–94 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Topsfield Linear Common · 42.62541, -70.93595
Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 82°F / low 61° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 5:39 AM · sunset 8:02 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Topsfield Linear Common, heading SE.
- 2 miContinue straight onto Danvers Rail Trail, heading SW.
- 1.3 miBear right, heading SE.
- 1.5 miReach Mill Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.5 miBear right, heading N.
- 1.3 miContinue straight onto Wenham Rail Trail, heading NE.
- 1.9 miContinue straight onto Topsfield Linear Common, heading NW.
- 100 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
98% gravel2% unspecified
Weather
ClearTemperature 82°F61°
Precip0%Wind5 mphUV7Humidity82%
Rained 2.3″ yesterday (2.5″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
85°60°
Sunrise 5:39 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:02 PM
Wed
83°62°
Thu
90°71°
27%
Fri
97°73°
31%
Sat
93°69°
47%
Sun
94°68°
16%
Mon
96°72°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.3 mi in (~55 min). Leave by 6:47 PM for the 8:02 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:11 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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