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 Sep 20: sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 6:47 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Danvers Rail Trail, heading NE.
- 1.2 miPass Mill Pond.
- 1.5 miBear right, heading N.
- 1.3 miContinue straight onto Wenham Rail Trail, heading NE.
- 1.9 miReach Mill Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.9 miContinue straight onto Danvers Rail Trail, heading S.
- 1.3 miBear right, heading SE.
- 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
Sunrise 6:30 AMSunset 6:47 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 4.0 mi in (~99 min). Leave by 4:47 PM for the 6:47 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:41 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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- Mill Pond via Danvers Rail Trail 2.4 mi · ▲ 0 ft
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