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Manchester Essex Woods

Beach Chair Bluff–Cheever Commons Loop, 4 sights

3.7 mi · ▲ 311 ft · 1 hr 23 min

Beach Chair Bluff–Cheever Commons Loop, 4 sights is a 3.7-mile out-and-back in Manchester Essex Woods near Manchester-by-the-Sea, MA. It climbs 311 ft. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi52 – 141 ft4.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Old Manchester-Essex Road 42.59277, -70.78018
Nearest town Manchester-by-the-Sea, MA
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Beach Chair Bluff–Cheever Commons Loop, 4 sights

3.7 mi · ▲ 311 ft · 1 hr 23 min

Elevation 51–141 ft

Out & Back · Manchester Essex Woods

Trailhead: Old Manchester-Essex Road · 42.59277, -70.78018

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:39 AM · sunset 8:01 PM

  1. Start on Old Manchester-Essex Road, heading N.
  2. 0.2 miSharp left, heading SW.
  3. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Cheever Commons Loop, heading NW.
  4. 300 ftTurn left onto Ancient Line Trail, heading N.
  5. 0.2 miTurn right onto Cheever Commons Loop, heading SW.
  6. 50 ftBear left onto Ancient Line Trail, heading SW.
  7. 50 ftTurn left onto Spruce Swamp Trail, heading SW.
  8. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
  9. 300 ftBear left, heading W.
  10. 350 ftBear right onto Shiftlever, heading SW.
  11. 0.4 miTurn right onto Beach Chair Bluff, heading SE.
  12. 50 ftContinue straight onto Shiftlever, heading SE.
  13. 300 ftReach Cheever Commons Loop, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  14. 300 ftContinue straight onto Beach Chair Bluff, heading NW.
  15. 50 ftTurn left onto Shiftlever, heading W.
  16. 0.4 miBear left, heading S.
  17. 350 ftBear right, heading E.
  18. 250 ftTurn right onto Spruce Swamp Trail, heading NE.
  19. 0.3 miTurn right onto Ancient Line Trail, heading E.
  20. 50 ftBear right onto Cheever Commons Loop, heading E.
  21. 50 ftTurn left onto Ancient Line Trail, heading E.
  22. 0.2 miTurn right onto Cheever Commons Loop, heading NE.
  23. 0.5 miSharp right, heading N.
  24. 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/millstone-hill-out-back-7-km-21ef

Trail surface

56% dirt44% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:39 AMSunset 8:01 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~6 min). Leave by 7:35 PM for the 8:01 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:21 PM — 12 min before dark.

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