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Mill Pond–Danvers Rail Trail, 4 sights is an 11.6-mile out-and-back near Danvers Center, MA. The route reaches Mill Pond. It is mostly level, with 56 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi26 – 92 ft12.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Danvers Rail Trail 42.55613, -70.96769
Nearest town Danvers Center, MA

Directions

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Mill Pond–Danvers Rail Trail, 4 sights

11.6 mi · ▲ 56 ft · 3 hr 54 min

Elevation 26–92 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Danvers Rail Trail · 42.55613, -70.96769

Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 82°F / low 61° · precip 0% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 5:40 AM · sunset 8:02 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Danvers Rail Trail, heading NE.
  2. 1.2 miPass Mill Pond.
  3. 1.5 miBear right, heading N.
  4. 1.3 miContinue straight onto Wenham Rail Trail, heading NE.
  5. 1.9 miReach Mill Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 1.9 miContinue straight onto Danvers Rail Trail, heading S.
  7. 1.3 miBear right, heading SE.
  8. 2.6 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% gravel13% dirt1% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 82°F61°
Precip0%Wind7 mphUV7Humidity77%
Rained 1.9″ yesterday (2.4″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
85°60°
Sunrise 5:40 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:02 PM
Wed 83°62°
Thu 90°72° 24%
Fri 97°74° 28%
Sat 96°71° 45%
Sun 96°69° 15%
Mon 96°71°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.8 mi in (~94 min). Leave by 6:07 PM for the 8:02 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:51 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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