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Topsfield Linear Common & Wenham Rail Trail is a 4.4-mile out-and-back near Putnamville, MA. 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 mi36 – 98 ft4.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.59587, -70.93660
Nearest town Putnamville, MA

Directions

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Topsfield Linear Common & Wenham Rail Trail

4.4 mi · ▲ 56 ft · 1 hr 30 min

Elevation 34–97 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 42.59587, -70.93660

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 6:45 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 300 ftTurn left onto Danvers Rail Trail, heading NE.
  3. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Wenham Rail Trail, heading N.
  4. 1.9 miReach Wenham Rail Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 1.9 miContinue straight onto Danvers Rail Trail, heading S.
  6. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
  7. 150 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

97% gravel3% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:31 AMSunset 6:45 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~7 min). Leave by 6:18 PM for the 6:45 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:08 PM — 5 min before dark.

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