Millstone Hill–Gravelly Pond, 8 sights
6.5 mi · ▲ 595 ft · 2 hr 28 min
Millstone Hill–Gravelly Pond, 8 sights is a 6.5-mile out-and-back in Manchester Essex Woods near Beverly Farms, MA. The route passes Gravelly Pond and Millstone Hill. It climbs 595 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Millstone Hill–Gravelly Pond, 8 sights
6.5 mi · ▲ 595 ft · 2 hr 28 min
Elevation 42–215 ft
Out & Back · Manchester Essex Woods
Trailhead: 42.59578, -70.81042
Weather Sep 20: Drizzle, high 62°F / low 49° · precip 48% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:29 AM · sunset 6:46 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 50 ftPass Gravelly Pond.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 400 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 300 ftContinue straight onto Shiftlever, heading E.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Beach Chair Bluff, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Shiftlever, heading E.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading E.
- 350 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 300 ftTurn right onto Spruce Swamp Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Ancient Line Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right onto Cheever Commons Loop, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Ancient Line Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Cheever Commons Loop, heading E.
- 0.5 miSharp right, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Millstone HIll Trail, heading N.
- 0.1 miPass Millstone Hill.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
- 200 ftTurn right onto Cedar Swamp Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Old Manchester-Essex Road, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Old School Street, heading S.
- 0.1 miReach Millstone Hill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Old Manchester-Essex Road, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Cedar Swamp Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 200 ftTurn left onto Millstone HIll Trail, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
- 150 ftSharp left, heading W.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Cheever Commons Loop, heading N.
- 350 ftTurn left onto Ancient Line Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Cheever Commons Loop, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left onto Ancient Line Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Spruce Swamp Trail, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
- 300 ftBear left, heading S.
- 350 ftBear right onto Shiftlever, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Beach Chair Bluff, heading SW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Shiftlever, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 400 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
- 200 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.0 mi in (~28 min). Leave by 5:58 PM for the 6:46 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:28 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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