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Five Bridges
- 0.4 mi
- round trip
- 208 ft
- climb
- Singletrack
- surface
- Out and back
- route
- Apr–Oct
- best months
Five Bridges is a mountain biking route in Massachusetts, about 1.4 miles from the town of Centerville. It is a short, moderate ride, with a total round-trip distance of about 0.86 miles and a total elevation gain of about 208 feet. The climb is steepest near the start, with a grade of about 9% at about 0.2 miles in. 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, while winter brings highs in the upper 30s and a few snowy days a month from December through February. Several other mountain biking spots sit close by. Tight Trees and The Slot are each about 0.4 miles away, Shiftlever is about 0.5 miles away, and Pillow is about 0.7 miles away.
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Best time to visit Five Bridges
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, 1.2 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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Tight Trees
Next door
0.29-mile out-and-back singletrack in Massachusetts with 35 ft of elevation 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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Lower Fungo
~4 min drive
Expert out-and-back trail in Massachusetts with 0.46 miles and 19 ft of elevation gain.
Photo: John Phelan, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)Bay Circuit Trail
~18 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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Pillow
~1 min drive
0.25-mile out and back singletrack in Massachusetts rated Difficult / Black Diamond.
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Stupid Trail
~5 min drive
Expert singletrack out-and-back in Massachusetts with 70 ft gain.
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Overlook Trail
~18 min drive
1.23-mile easy out-and-back trail in Massachusetts with 384 ft gain.
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Dug Hill Trail
~2 min drive
0.18-mile out-and-back singletrack in Massachusetts with 43 ft gain.
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