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Tompson Street Reservation

Mount Avalon & Tompson Street Reservation Viewpoint

1.2 mi · ▲ 127 ft · 28 min

Mount Avalon & Tompson Street Reservation Viewpoint is a 1.2-mile out-and-back in Tompson Street Reservation near West Gloucester, MA. The route passes Tompson Street Reservation Viewpoint before reaching Mount Avalon at the turnaround, 0.6 miles in. It is mostly level, with 127 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi75 – 207 ft1.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.62409, -70.72529
Nearest town West Gloucester, MA
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Mount Avalon & Tompson Street Reservation Viewpoint

1.2 mi · ▲ 127 ft · 28 min

Elevation 76–206 ft

Out & Back · Tompson Street Reservation

Trailhead: 42.62409, -70.72529

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:38 AM · sunset 8:01 PM

Transit-accessible: Essex Avenue & Fernald Street stop 248 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
  3. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
  4. 250 ftBear left, heading W.
  5. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  6. 250 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  7. 350 ftSharp left, heading W.
  8. 250 ftBear right, heading W.
  9. 50 ftPass Tompson Street Reservation Viewpoint.
  10. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  11. 50 ftReach Mount Avalon, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
  13. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
  14. 200 ftSharp right, heading SE.
  15. 350 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  16. 200 ftBear left, heading NW.
  17. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  18. 200 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  19. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  20. 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/mount-avalon-out-back

Trail surface

74% dirt26% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:38 AMSunset 8:01 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.4 mi in (~13 min). Leave by 7:28 PM for the 8:01 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:27 PM — 6 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Essex Avenue & Fernald Street stop 248 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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