Hiking trails near Amesbury, Massachusetts

102 official trails lie within 25 miles of Amesbury — 279 miles in total, 90 rated easy and 4 hard or expert. Every distance and elevation figure below is computed from the agency centerline and a 10 m elevation model, not crowd-sourced.

The biggest climb nearby gains 373 ft; the median trail gains 69 ft.

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24 trails worth the drive

Trail	Miles	Climb	Difficulty	Drive from town
Ward Reservation	9.5	162 ft	Expert	39 min · 25 mi
Bay Circuit Trail	35.4	373 ft	Hard	43 min · 25 mi
Essex Railroad Rail Trail	18.6	194 ft	Hard	39 min · 26 mi
Border-To-Boston	25.2	162 ft	Moderate	13 min · 6 mi
Weir Hill	3.6	192 ft	Moderate	32 min · 22 mi
Ravenswood Park	3.5	77 ft	Moderate	58 min · 38 mi
Castle Neck	5.8	70 ft	Moderate	47 min · 22 mi
Hog Island	3.5	171 ft	Moderate	54 min · 26 mi
Bruce Freeman	7.8	132 ft	Moderate	43 min · 32 mi
Salem-Marblehead	4.5	74 ft	Easy	53 min · 32 mi
Misery Islands	2.5	52 ft	Easy	49 min · 33 mi
4x4 trail	2.1	73 ft	Easy	50 min · 25 mi
Prospect Ledge Trail	1.6	164 ft	Easy	47 min · 24 mi
Bartholomew Hill Trail	1.8	119 ft	Easy	36 min · 18 mi
Bay Circut Trail	1.5	212 ft	Easy	39 min · 25 mi
Powow Riverwalk	3.6	64 ft	Easy	13 min · 5 mi
William Lloyd Garrison Trail	2.4	96 ft	Easy	14 min · 6 mi
Resdawg	1.7	98 ft	Easy	49 min · 25 mi
Indian Ridge Trail	1.4	51 ft	Easy	35 min · 23 mi
Yellow Diamond Trail	2.2	49 ft	Easy	42 min · 26 mi
Fernwood Lake Trail (Blue)	1.8	85 ft	Easy	1 h 00 min · 31 mi
Cliffhanger	1.2	95 ft	Easy	48 min · 25 mi
The Gloucester Spot	1.8	79 ft	Easy	51 min · 25 mi
Cape Anne Trail	1.6	110 ft	Easy	1 h 05 min · 36 mi

Quick picks near Amesbury

Easy and short: Salem-Marblehead — 4.5 mi, rated easy, 25 mi from town
Biggest climb: Bay Circuit Trail — 373 ft over 35.4 mi, 15 mi from town
Longest: Bay Circuit Trail — 35.4 mi, 15 mi from town

What the trails reach

Summits: Ward Reservation to Holt Hill; Bay Circuit Trail to Holt Hill; Weir Hill to Weir Hill; Hog Island to Choate Hill

Lakes: Bay Circuit Trail to Berry Pond; Essex Railroad Rail Trail to Sutton Pond; Border-To-Boston to Parker River Reservoir; Weir Hill to Mill Pond Stevens Pond

Viewpoints: Overlook Trail to Overlook

Beaches: Castle Neck to Crane Beach

Trail guides near Amesbury

Peabody Bikeway Part 1 — 3.4 mi, 36 ft climb · 21 mi away
Tri-Community Bikeway — 7.8 mi, 127 ft climb · 26 mi away
Rock Circuit Trail — 3.7 mi, 144 ft climb · 29 mi away
Battle Road Trail (multi-purpose recreational path) — 5.1 mi, 90 ft climb · 33 mi away
Mass Central/Wayside Rail Trail — 24.2 mi, 329 ft climb · 35 mi away
Assabet River Rail Trail — 12.2 mi, 293 ft climb · 37 mi away
Mason NH Rail Trail ext. — 9.6 mi, 201 ft climb · 38 mi away

Nearby towns: Gloucester (21 mi) · Dover (23 mi) · Lowell (24 mi) · Manchester (26 mi)

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