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Northern Strand Community Trail

2 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 40 min

Northern Strand Community Trail is a 2-mile out-and-back near Malden, MA. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi10 – 16 ft2.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Northern Strand Community Trail 42.42337, -71.06925
Nearest town Malden, MA
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Northern Strand Community Trail

2 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 40 min

Elevation 10–17 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Northern Strand Community Trail · 42.42337, -71.06925

Weather Aug 4: Partly cloudy, high 80°F / low 62° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:40 AM · sunset 8:02 PM

Transit-accessible: Main St @ Madison St stop 156 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Northern Strand Community Trail, heading SW.
  2. 0.6 miBear right, heading S.
  3. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
  4. 50 ftContinue straight onto Everett Riverwalk, heading SE.
  5. 0.2 miBear left, heading SW.
  6. 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
  7. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  8. 150 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  9. 150 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  10. 100 ftBear left, heading S.
  11. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  12. 0.2 miTurn left onto Northern Strand Community Trail, heading N.
  13. 0.7 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/northern-strand-community-trail-out-back-3-km-8135

Trail surface

67% paved33% unspecified

Weather

Partly cloudyTemperature 80°F62°
Precip0%Wind6 mphUV7Humidity86%
Rained 1.9″ yesterday (2.4″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°60°
Sunrise 5:40 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:02 PM
Wed 83°63°
Thu 91°73° 23%
Fri 98°75° 26%
Sat 94°71° 42%
Sun 95°69°
Mon 97°74° 15%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.8 mi in (~19 min). Leave by 7:23 PM for the 8:02 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:36 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Main St @ Madison St stop 156 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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