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Manchester Essex Woods

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.

Elevation

0 mi43 – 213 ft · steepest grade: 18%7.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.59578, -70.81042
Nearest town Beverly Farms, MA
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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 Aug 4: sunrise 5:39 AM · sunset 8:01 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 50 ftPass Gravelly Pond.
  3. 350 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  4. 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  5. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
  6. 400 ftTurn left, heading S.
  7. 300 ftContinue straight onto Shiftlever, heading E.
  8. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Beach Chair Bluff, heading E.
  9. 50 ftTurn left onto Shiftlever, heading E.
  10. 0.4 miBear left, heading E.
  11. 350 ftBear right, heading NE.
  12. 300 ftTurn right onto Spruce Swamp Trail, heading N.
  13. 0.3 miTurn right onto Ancient Line Trail, heading NE.
  14. 50 ftBear right onto Cheever Commons Loop, heading NE.
  15. 50 ftTurn left onto Ancient Line Trail, heading NE.
  16. 0.2 miTurn right onto Cheever Commons Loop, heading E.
  17. 0.5 miSharp right, heading N.
  18. 150 ftTurn left onto Millstone HIll Trail, heading N.
  19. 0.1 miPass Millstone Hill.
  20. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  21. 200 ftTurn right onto Cedar Swamp Trail, heading SE.
  22. 0.2 miTurn left onto Old Manchester-Essex Road, heading NE.
  23. 0.2 miTurn right onto Old School Street, heading S.
  24. 0.1 miReach Millstone Hill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  25. 0.1 miTurn left onto Old Manchester-Essex Road, heading E.
  26. 0.2 miTurn right onto Cedar Swamp Trail, heading NW.
  27. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  28. 200 ftTurn left onto Millstone HIll Trail, heading W.
  29. 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
  30. 150 ftSharp left, heading W.
  31. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Cheever Commons Loop, heading N.
  32. 350 ftTurn left onto Ancient Line Trail, heading SE.
  33. 0.2 miTurn right onto Cheever Commons Loop, heading SW.
  34. 50 ftBear left onto Ancient Line Trail, heading SW.
  35. 50 ftTurn left onto Spruce Swamp Trail, heading SW.
  36. 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
  37. 300 ftBear left, heading S.
  38. 350 ftBear right onto Shiftlever, heading SW.
  39. 0.4 miTurn right onto Beach Chair Bluff, heading SW.
  40. 50 ftContinue straight onto Shiftlever, heading SW.
  41. 0.4 miTurn right, heading SE.
  42. 400 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  43. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  44. 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  45. 200 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/millstone-hill-round-pond-out-back-3-lakes-9-km-dd7f

Trail surface

75% dirt2% gravel23% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:39 AMSunset 8:01 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.0 mi in (~28 min). Leave by 7:13 PM for the 8:01 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:43 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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