Old Tompson Road
2.2 mi · ▲ 193 ft · 50 min
Old Tompson Road is a 2.2-mile out-and-back in Tompson Street Reservation near West Gloucester, MA. It is mostly level, with 193 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Old Tompson Road
2.2 mi · ▲ 193 ft · 50 min
Elevation 65–157 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
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading NE.
- 0.4 miSharp right, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Old Tompson Road, heading SE.
- 0.1 miReach Old Tompson Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
- 150 ftSharp left, heading W.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~2 min). Leave by 7:39 PM for the 8:01 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:18 PM — 15 min before dark.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Essex Avenue & Fernald Street stop 248 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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More from this trailhead
- Mount Avalon & Tompson Street Reservation Viewpoint 1.2 mi · ▲ 127 ft
- Cavalry Boulder 1.2 mi · ▲ 171 ft
- Tompson Mountain & Eagle Rock 2.1 mi · ▲ 145 ft
- Old Tomposon Road via Old Tompson Road 3.3 mi · ▲ 267 ft
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