Topsfield Linear Common & Wenham Rail Trail is a 5.6-mile out-and-back near Putnamville, MA. It is mostly level, with 28 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi36 – 95 ft5.7 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 42.58565, -70.93587
Nearest town Putnamville, MA
Directions
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Topsfield Linear Common & Wenham Rail Trail
5.6 mi · ▲ 28 ft · 1 hr 53 min
Elevation 34–94 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 42.58565, -70.93587
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 6:45 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Danvers Rail Trail, heading N.
- 0.9 miContinue straight onto Wenham Rail Trail, heading N.
- 1.9 miReach Wenham Rail Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.9 miContinue straight onto Danvers Rail Trail, heading S.
- 0.9 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
100% gravel
Weather
Sunrise 6:31 AMSunset 6:45 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.8 mi in (~21 min). Leave by 6:04 PM for the 6:45 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:22 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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