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Manchester Essex Woods

Pulpit Rock & Spruce Swamp Trail via Bishop's Grave Cartway

5.3 mi · ▲ 277 ft · 1 hr 54 min

Pulpit Rock & Spruce Swamp Trail via Bishop's Grave Cartway is a 5.3-mile out-and-back in Manchester Essex Woods near Essex Falls, MA. It climbs 277 ft. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi52 – 144 ft5.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.61597, -70.77992
Nearest town Essex Falls, MA
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Pulpit Rock & Spruce Swamp Trail via Bishop's Grave Cartway

5.3 mi · ▲ 277 ft · 1 hr 54 min

Elevation 51–145 ft

Out & Back · Manchester Essex Woods

Trailhead: 42.61597, -70.77992

Weather Sep 4: Fog, high 80°F / low 64° · precip 5% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:12 AM · sunset 7:14 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
  3. 400 ftSharp right onto Conomo Drive, heading W.
  4. 0.2 miTurn left onto Caeser's Lane, heading S.
  5. 0.4 miTurn left onto Bishop's Grave Cartway, heading SE.
  6. 0.9 miBear right, heading SE.
  7. 450 ftTurn right onto Pulpit Rock, heading SW.
  8. 0.5 miBear left onto Ancient Line Trail, heading SW.
  9. 200 ftContinue straight onto Spruce Swamp Trail, heading SW.
  10. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
  11. 300 ftBear left, heading S.
  12. 350 ftReach Pulpit Rock, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  13. 350 ftBear right, heading SW.
  14. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Ancient Line Trail, heading E.
  15. 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
  16. 150 ftBear right, heading NE.
  17. 50 ftContinue straight onto Pulpit Rock, heading NE.
  18. 0.5 miTurn left, heading N.
  19. 450 ftBear left onto Bishop's Grave Cartway, heading E.
  20. 0.9 miTurn right onto Caeser's Lane, heading E.
  21. 0.4 miTurn right onto Conomo Drive, heading NE.
  22. 0.2 miSharp left, heading N.
  23. 400 ftTurn right, heading E.
  24. 300 ftArrive 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/pulpit-rock-spruce-swamp-trail-out-back

Trail surface

25% dirt75% unspecified

Weather

FogTemperature 80°F64°
Precip5%Wind7 mphUV7Humidity70%
Rained 0.1″ yesterday (0.2″ over the last week)
Hourly temperature
80°60°
Sunrise 6:12 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:14 PM
Sat 70°60°
Sun 70°55°
Mon 79°52°
Tue 80°60°
Wed 83°62° 36%
Thu 73°57° 36%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:54 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:14 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:43 PM.

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