Topsfield Linear Common is a 4.2-mile out-and-back in Pye Brook Community Park near Kings Forest, MA. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi62 – 98 ft4.4 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 42.66714, -70.96918
Nearest town Kings Forest, MA
Directions
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Topsfield Linear Common
4.2 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 25 min
Elevation 63–99 ft
Out & Back · Pye Brook Community Park
Trailhead: 42.66714, -70.96918
Weather Sep 20: Drizzle, high 61°F / low 47° · precip 51% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 6:47 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 350 ftSharp right onto Topsfield Linear Common, heading SE.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading E.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 1.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 1.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.6 miSharp left, heading NW.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
87% gravel11% dirt2% paved
Weather
DrizzleTemperature 61°F47°
Precip51%Wind3 mphUV1Humidity87%
Rained 0.1″ 3 days ago (0.7″ over the last week)
Hourly temperatureRain chance
65°45°
Sunrise 6:30 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:47 PM
Mon
67°54°
53%
Tue
60°49°
Wed
60°47°
Thu
61°45°
19%
Fri
61°48°
39%
Sat
60°51°
43%
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.4 mi in (~33 min). Leave by 5:54 PM for the 6:47 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:35 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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