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Beach Chair Bluff
- 0.4 mi
- round trip
- 78 ft
- climb
- Singletrack
- surface
- Out and back
- route
- Apr–Oct
- best months
Beach Chair Bluff is a short, hard mountain biking route in Massachusetts, about 1.8 miles from Manchester-by-the-Sea. The out-and-back trip is 0.7 miles long, with a total climb of 78 feet and a total descent of 78 feet. The route is flat overall, and the steepest stretch comes at about 0.19 miles in, with a 2% grade. Summer is the most comfortable time to ride. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Beverly show July highs around 80°F with lows near 60°F, and September still runs in the low 70s. Several other mountain biking spots sit within a short distance. Dug Hill Trail and Shiftlever are each about 0.3 miles away, and Swamp Rat and Pillow are each about 0.4 miles away.
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Best time to visit Beach Chair Bluff
Best months: April–October. Best months have typical highs of 55–85 °F, lows of 30 °F or warmer (32 °F where the station doesn't record snow), at most one snowy day and no more than 12 wet days.
Jan
37° / 18°
11 wet · 4 snow
Feb
39° / 18°
10 wet · 5 snow
Mar
45° / 25°
11 wet · 3 snow
Apr
57° / 33°
11 wet
May
66° / 44°
12 wet
Jun
75° / 54°
11 wet
Jul
80° / 60°
10 wet
Aug
79° / 58°
9 wet
Sep
72° / 51°
9 wet
Oct
61° / 40°
11 wet
Nov
51° / 31°
11 wet · 1 snow
Dec
42° / 24°
11 wet · 2 snow
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Beverly, MA, 1.9 mi away at 65 ft. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
Keep exploring — more rides worth the drive
Photo: John Phelan, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)Bay Circuit Trail
~18 min drive
0.16-mile out-and-back singletrack in Massachusetts with 36 ft elevation gain.
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Dug Hill Trail
Next door
0.18-mile out-and-back singletrack in Massachusetts with 43 ft gain.
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Shiftlever
Next door
Shiftlever is a hard singletrack trail in Massachusetts, 0.94 miles and 92 ft gain.
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Stupid Trail
~4 min drive
Expert singletrack out-and-back in Massachusetts with 70 ft gain.
Photo: John Phelan, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)Bay Circuit Trail
~19 min drive
0.14-mile easy singletrack out-and-back in Massachusetts with 9 ft of elevation gain.
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The Slot
Next door
0.10-mile out-and-back singletrack in Massachusetts with 27 ft of elevation gain.
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Swamp Rat
Next door
0.58-mile out and back singletrack in Massachusetts with 80 ft elevation gain.
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Stupid Trail
~4 min drive
Expert singletrack out-and-back in Massachusetts, 0.22 miles, 64 ft gain.
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Overlook Trail
~20 min drive
1.23-mile easy out-and-back trail in Massachusetts with 384 ft gain.
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Dug Hill Trail
Next door
0.31-mile out-and-back singletrack in Massachusetts with 19 ft of elevation gain.
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