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Massachusetts · Mountain biking · Near Newburyport
Fort
- 0.8 mi
- round trip
- 173 ft
- climb
- Singletrack
- surface
- Out and back
- route
- Apr–Oct
- best months
Fort is a mountain biking route in Massachusetts, about a mile from Wenham Neck. It's a short out-and-back ride of roughly 1.5 miles, with a total climb of about 170 feet and a steepest stretch of about 6% at around half a mile 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. Over The Top is just 0.3 miles away, and the TR Maple Swamp Connector and Connector To Boardwalk are both within about a mile. Climbers can find the North Shore climbing area about 7 miles off.
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More in NewburyportBest time to go · Apr–Oct
Best time to visit Fort
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 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
~16 min drive
0.16-mile out-and-back singletrack in Massachusetts with 36 ft elevation gain.
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Over The Top
Next door
Hard out and back trail in Massachusetts, 0.19 miles, 92 ft gain.
RIDE
Tight Trees
~2 min drive
0.29-mile out-and-back singletrack in Massachusetts with 35 ft of elevation gain
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Lower Fungo
~5 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
~16 min drive
0.14-mile easy singletrack out-and-back in Massachusetts with 9 ft of elevation gain.
RIDE
TR Maple Swamp Connector
~2 min drive
1.23-mile out-and-back singletrack in Massachusetts with 98 ft of elevation gain.
RIDE
The Slot
~2 min drive
0.10-mile out-and-back singletrack in Massachusetts with 27 ft of elevation gain.
RIDE
Dark Tower
~6 min drive
Expert out-and-back trail in Massachusetts with 40 ft of elevation gain.
RIDE
Overlook Trail
~19 min drive
1.23-mile easy out-and-back trail in Massachusetts with 384 ft gain.
RIDE
Connector To Boardwalk
~2 min drive
Hard singletrack trail in Massachusetts, 0.33 miles, 60 ft gain.
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