Putnamville Reservoir & Danvers Rail Trail is a 5.2-mile out-and-back near Danvers, MA. The route reaches Putnamville Reservoir at the turnaround, 2.6 miles in. It is mostly level, with 87 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi36 – 95 ft5.4 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 42.56718, -70.93933
Nearest town Danvers, MA
Directions
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Putnamville Reservoir & Danvers Rail Trail
5.2 mi · ▲ 87 ft · 1 hr 47 min
Elevation 36–94 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 42.56718, -70.93933
Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 81°F / low 61° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:39 AM · sunset 8:02 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Danvers Rail Trail, heading NE.
- 1 miBear right, heading N.
- 1.3 miSharp left, heading NE.
- 0.3 miReach Putnamville Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.6 miBear right, heading S.
- 1 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
86% gravel14% unspecified
Weather
ClearTemperature 81°F61°
Precip0%Wind6 mphUV7Humidity85%
Rained 1.9″ yesterday (2.3″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
85°60°
Sunrise 5:39 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:02 PM
Wed
83°62°
Thu
90°71°
24%
Fri
97°73°
28%
Sat
93°69°
45%
Sun
94°68°
15%
Mon
96°72°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.9 mi in (~48 min). Leave by 6:54 PM for the 8:02 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:05 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from this trailhead
- Danvers Rail Trail 4.8 mi · ▲ 55 ft
- Danvers Rail Trail–Topsfield Linear Common, 3 sights 8.5 mi · ▲ 55 ft
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