About trails in Essex County, Massachusetts

Essex County has 731 named trails on the map, covering 598 miles in total, an average of 0.8 miles per trail. That is the 3rd largest mapped trail network among 14 counties in Massachusetts. 692 of them are tagged for hiking and 224 for mountain biking.

The longest single trail is BCT Section 2, at 27.9 miles. 13 trails run 5 miles or longer. Mapped points of interest in the county include 26 trailheads, 23 campsites, 1 waterfall, 110 boat launches, and 1 rapid. The nearest towns to these trails are Boxford, Topsfield, and Andover.

What the trails in Essex County are like

By length, 603 are under a mile, 115 run 1 to 5 miles, and 13 are 5 miles or longer. 16 are loops, ending where they start; the longest is Rumney Marsh Restoration, at 3.4 miles.

Of the 264 with a difficulty rating, 112 easy, 118 moderate, and 34 hard. Of the 731 with measured elevation, BCT section 4 climbs the most, about 1,238 ft.

Explore by activity

731All trails

692Hiking 224Mountain biking

598Total miles

23Campsites

110Boat launches

1Waterfalls

26Trailheads

1Rapids

BCT Section 2Hike27.9 mi 1 (Massachusetts)MTB23.6 mi BCT Section 3Hike19.6 mi BCT Section 1AHike12.6 mi Danvers Rail TrailMTB11.1 mi Border to Boston TrailMTB9.4 mi BCT section 4Hike9.3 mi Independence GreenwayMTB9.1 mi Clipper City Rail TrailMTB7.3 mi Topsfield Linear CommonMTB6.2 mi Georgetown-Byfield Rail TrailMTB6.0 mi Merrimack River TrailHike5.9 mi Methuen Rail TrailMTB5.8 mi Grass Rides LoopMTB4.8 mi Middleton Rail TrailHike4.5 mi Groveland Community TrailMTB3.9 mi Red TrailHike3.8 mi Old Eastern Marsh TrailHikeMTB3.8 mi Marblehead Rail Trail3.6 mi Stearns Pond Blue LoopHike3.4 mi Rumney Marsh RestorationHike3.4 mi Martin H. Burns Wildlife Management Area TrailHikeMTB3.4 mi Blue TrailHikeMTB3.0 mi Andover Community PathsHike2.9 mi Northern Strand Trail2.9 mi 4x4 trailHike2.9 mi Ridge TrailHikeMTB2.7 mi Yellow LoopHike2.7 mi The Plains LoopHike2.7 mi Wenham Rail TrailMTB2.6 mi Yellow Diamond TrailHikeMTB2.6 mi Dudley Porter RoadHike2.5 mi C.L.A. MileHike2.5 mi Pingree Farm RoadHikeMTB2.4 mi William Lloyd Garrison TrailHikeMTB2.4 mi Forest LaneHike2.3 mi Overlook TrailHikeMTB2.2 mi BCTHikeMTB2.2 mi Twisted Lamb TrailHike2.2 mi Salisbury Ghost TrailHike2.2 mi Willowdale Road WestHikeMTB2.2 mi Blue LoopHikeMTB2.1 mi Thomas RoadHikeMTB2.0 mi Helen's TrailHike2.0 mi Jay McLaren Memorial TrailHikeMTB2.0 mi Prospect Ledge TrailHike1.9 mi Red LoopHike1.9 mi Common RoadHikeMTB1.8 mi Fernwood Lake Trail (Blue)HikeMTB1.8 mi Yellow TrailHike1.8 mi The Gloucester SpotHikeMTB1.8 mi Green TrailHike1.7 mi Mayor Anthony Salvo Bike PathHikeMTB1.7 mi ResdawgHikeMTB1.7 mi Georgetown Rail Trail right-of-wayHikeMTB1.6 mi Bishop's Grave CartwayHikeMTB1.6 mi Kristen Crowley TrailMTB1.6 mi J.C. Phillips Nature PreserveHike1.6 mi Pennybrook RoadMTB1.6 mi Oak Tree HillHikeMTB1.6 mi 4x4 Ledge TrailsHike1.5 mi Harold Parker RoadHikeMTB1.5 mi Ancient Line TrailHike1.5 mi Old Joppa RoadHike1.5 mi Boxford Rail TrailHikeMTB1.4 mi Stevens TrailHikeMTB1.4 mi Paradise LoopHike1.4 mi Dodge Reservation TrailHike1.4 mi Dungeon RoadMTB1.4 mi Stupid TrailHikeMTB1.4 mi Riverwalk1.4 mi BeeToHikeMTB1.4 mi Old Salem RoadHikeMTB1.3 mi Alt ReservationHike1.3 mi Main Loop TrailHike1.3 mi Price TrailHikeMTB1.3 mi Vale TrailHike1.3 mi Saugus River TrailHikeMTB1.3 mi Orange TrailHike1.3 mi Bald Hill RoadHike1.3 mi Main RoadHike1.3 mi Gillis Bridge Connector1.3 mi Wood Hill TrailHike1.3 mi Drumlin TrailHike1.3 mi Root CanalHikeMTB1.3 mi Great Woods RoadMTB1.3 mi Maplecroft TrailHike1.2 mi CliffhangerHike1.2 mi TR Maple Swamp ConnectorHikeMTB1.2 mi FishboneHikeMTB1.2 mi Pine TrailHike1.2 mi CoyoteHike1.2 mi Lost 50 TrailHikeMTB1.2 mi SpidermanHike1.2 mi Zack's WayHike1.2 mi Lynx TrailHikeMTB1.2 mi South Peabody TrailHikeMTB1.2 mi Sesame Street TrailHikeMTB1.2 mi Super CHikeMTB1.2 mi TornadoHike1.2 mi Black OpsHikeMTB1.1 mi Marsh TrailHike1.1 mi Fuller TrailHikeMTB1.1 mi Haggetts Pond Rail TrailHikeMTB1.1 mi English Commons TrailHike1.1 mi Gloria Braunhardt Bike Trail1.1 mi The Pearl TrailHike1.1 mi Ledge Hill Trail (Orange)HikeMTB1.1 mi HooterHikeMTB1.1 mi TombstoneHikeMTB1.1 mi Wood LaneHikeMTB1.1 mi Magnolia Swamp Trail (Yellow)Hike1.1 mi Bradford Pond RoadHikeMTB1.1 mi J B Little RoadHikeMTB1.1 mi Lake TrailHike1.1 mi Atlantic PathHike1.1 mi Tarr TrailHikeMTB1.1 mi GuardrailHike1.1 mi StingerHike1.1 mi Eagle TrailHikeMTB1.0 mi FoundHikeMTB1.0 mi Hollow Log RoadHikeMTB1.0 mi Greg's TrailHikeMTB1.0 mi Great Blue Heron TrailHikeMTB1.0 mi Walker RoadHikeMTB1.0 mi Cooper North Pasture Preserve TrailHike1.0 mi Cedar Swamp TrailHike1.0 mi Ash PathHikeMTB1.0 mi SnowshoeHikeMTB1.0 mi Osgood Hill TrailHikeMTB1.0 mi Riverbend TrailHike1.0 mi Cedar Pond LoopHike1.0 mi Averill's Island LoopHike1.0 mi Sanborn TrailHike1.0 mi Lock 'n' Load TrailHikeMTB0.9 mi ShiftleverHikeMTB0.9 mi Sandy Point LoopHike0.9 mi NRTHike0.9 mi Thunder RoadHike0.9 mi Witch Hollow TrailHikeMTB0.9 mi Marshview TrailHike0.9 mi Laurel WalkHike0.9 mi Birch Pond TrailHike0.9 mi Turtle HillHikeMTB0.9 mi Passing GasHike0.9 mi Town Forest TrailHikeMTB0.9 mi Nellie's TrailHikeMTB0.9 mi Stage Island TrailHikeMTB0.9 mi DisplacementHikeMTB0.9 mi PolarisHike0.9 mi High Ridge TrailHikeMTB0.9 mi Orchard LoopHike0.9 mi Little River Nature TrailHike0.9 mi Hemlock TrailHike0.8 mi Indian River TrailHike0.8 mi Hamlin Reservation TrailHike0.8 mi Old Chestnut StreetHike0.8 mi North Loop TrailHike0.8 mi Stu & Erin'sHikeMTB0.8 mi North Slope TrailHike0.8 mi Bow Ridge (Partial)Hike0.8 mi Stackyard RoadHike0.8 mi Mill Pond TrailHike0.8 mi Old Tompson RoadHikeMTB0.8 mi Discover Hamilton TrailHike0.8 mi Black Birch TrailHike0.8 mi Margaret's TrailHikeMTB0.8 mi Caeser's LaneHike0.8 mi Art's TrailHikeMTB0.8 mi Long Hill TrailHike0.8 mi Moraine TrailHikeMTB0.8 mi North 40 LoopHike0.8 mi Long Marsh TrailHike0.8 mi NHLHike0.8 mi East Woods TrailHike0.8 mi Cedar Point Access Trail0.8 mi White TrailHike0.8 mi Collins Cove WalkwayHikeMTB0.8 mi Deep Woods Trail EastHikeMTB0.8 mi Judy Family TrailHike0.8 mi Pulpit RockHikeMTB0.8 mi Unmarked TrailHike0.8 mi Hollow LogHike0.8 mi Upper Salem Pond RoadHikeMTB0.8 mi Homestead TrailHikeMTB0.8 mi Gas LineHike0.8 mi Spicket River GreenwayHike0.8 mi Salem Pond RoadHikeMTB0.8 mi King Fisher TrailHikeMTB0.8 mi Weir Hill TrailHikeMTB0.8 mi FortHikeMTB0.8 mi Stearns Pond Road (and Blue Loop)HikeMTB0.8 mi NSAHike0.8 mi Pasture TrailHikeMTB0.8 mi Downfall RoadHike0.8 mi Nan'sHike0.8 mi Castle TrailHike0.8 mi Saugus River Trail (Yellow Blaze)Hike0.8 mi River WalkHike0.8 mi Ward TrailHike0.8 mi Greenwood AvenueHike0.8 mi Little's TrailHike0.8 mi StonemanHike0.7 mi Shore TrailHike0.7 mi Ted NugentHike0.7 mi Graham TrailHike0.7 mi Merill TrailHike0.7 mi Siberia TrailHike0.7 mi Old Wet Trail (Brown Island Road)Hike0.7 mi Walden Pond RoadHikeMTB0.7 mi Wolf Pit TrailHike0.7 mi Hammond TrailHike0.7 mi Randal J. Millen Nature TrailHike0.7 mi Coolidge TrailHike0.7 mi Bald Hill TrailHike0.7 mi Dr. Poore's LoopHike0.7 mi Randall's CrossingHikeMTB0.7 mi Artichoke TrailHike0.7 mi Wallace Drop InHikeMTB0.7 mi Accessible trailHike0.7 mi CliffHikeMTB0.7 mi Granite TopHikeMTB0.7 mi Norwood PondHike0.7 mi Fox RunHike0.7 mi Babson Boulder TrailHikeMTB0.7 mi FernFootHike0.7 mi Beaver StalagmitesHike0.7 mi Bruin Hill Summit PathHikeMTB0.7 mi EastsideHike0.7 mi Farmstead Loop0.7 mi White Pine LoopHikeMTB0.7 mi Woodchuck TrailHikeMTB0.7 mi Overlook RoadHike0.7 mi Bad DogHike0.7 mi Far Division RoadHike0.7 mi North Woods TrailHike0.7 mi Edgewood Farm TrailHikeMTB0.7 mi PipelineHike0.7 mi Captain NemoHike0.7 mi Harold's TrailHike0.6 mi Camp 16 RoadHikeMTB0.6 mi Dark TowerHikeMTB0.6 mi Bull Brook PathHikeMTB0.6 mi Felton LoopHike0.6 mi Maddock TrailHike0.6 mi Winding Oaks TrailHikeMTB0.6 mi Bull Brook Reservoir TrailHike0.6 mi Cheever Commons LoopHikeMTB0.6 mi Bailey PathHike0.6 mi Hood Pond HoofitHikeMTB0.6 mi Charlie TrailHike0.6 mi SkirtHike0.6 mi Old Forest StreetHikeMTB0.6 mi FrontlineHike0.6 mi Pinnacle TrailHike0.6 mi Boardwalk Trail LoopHike0.6 mi PalletHikeMTB0.6 mi Old Wood Hill RoadHike0.6 mi Boulder Field Trail (Red)Hike0.6 mi Town Farm TrailHikeMTB0.6 mi Huse RoadHike0.6 mi South Perimeter TrailHike0.6 mi Iron-RailHike0.6 mi Cornel PathHikeMTB0.6 mi Cobbler's Brook TrailHike0.6 mi Stott TrailHike0.6 mi BandidosHikeMTB0.6 mi Castle Hill TrailHike0.6 mi Sandy Point PathHike0.6 mi Black CoffeeHikeMTB0.6 mi "G" SpotHikeMTB0.6 mi The Webelos TrailHike0.6 mi Swamp RatHikeMTB0.6 mi Little WingHike0.6 mi HarborwalkHike0.6 mi Old Prospect RoadHike0.6 mi Mystery TrainHikeMTB0.6 mi Stevens To Stevens TrailHike0.6 mi Old Tomposon RoadHike0.6 mi Marlene Schroeder Nature TrailHike0.6 mi Green GateHike0.6 mi South Ridge TrailHike0.6 mi Phillips RoadHikeMTB0.6 mi Shawsheen River TrailHikeMTB0.6 mi Scrub Oak TrailHikeMTB0.6 mi Fern TrailHike0.6 mi Half Mile Hill TrailHike0.6 mi Briar Hill trailHikeMTB0.6 mi Vineyard HillHike0.6 mi Bear Pond TrailHikeMTB0.6 mi Bradford Rail TrailHikeMTB0.6 mi Hooper-TraskHike0.5 mi Woodland LoopHike0.5 mi Spring Pond TrailHike0.5 mi Line RoadHike0.5 mi Lowell & Lawrence RailroadHikeMTB0.5 mi The Wicked Hard TrailHike0.5 mi MongrelHike0.5 mi Skull FaceHikeMTB0.5 mi Merrimac River TrailHike0.5 mi

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Trail geometry from OpenStreetMap contributors, licensed ODbL. Elevation from the USGS 3D Elevation Program. Compiled and published by Trailmonger · trail data last rebuilt September 24, 2026.