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Tombstone
- 1.1 mi
- round trip
- 210 ft
- climb
- Singletrack
- surface
- Out and back
- route
- Apr–Oct
- best months
Tombstone is a short, out-and-back mountain biking route in Massachusetts, about a mile from Manchester-by-the-Sea. The climb is a little over 2 miles long, with a total gain of 210 feet and a high point of 192 feet. The route is rated hard, and the steepest stretch comes at about 0.4 miles in, with a grade of 6 percent. 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 within a short distance. Stu & Erin's is about 0.2 miles away, and Dark Tower and Stupid Trail are each about 0.3 miles off. The Gloucester Spot is roughly 0.8 miles away.
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Best time to visit Tombstone
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, 4.3 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
~22 min drive
0.16-mile out-and-back singletrack in Massachusetts with 36 ft elevation gain.
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Stu & Erin's
Next door
Hard singletrack trail in Massachusetts, 0.84 miles and 63 ft gain.
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Dark Tower
Next door
Expert out-and-back trail in Massachusetts, 0.36 miles, 34 ft gain.
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Dug Hill Trail
~4 min drive
0.18-mile out-and-back singletrack in Massachusetts with 43 ft gain.
Photo: John Phelan, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)Bay Circuit Trail
~22 min drive
0.14-mile easy singletrack out-and-back in Massachusetts with 9 ft of elevation gain.
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Stupid Trail
Next door
0.92-mile hard singletrack out and back in Massachusetts with 133 ft gain.
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Stupid Trail
Next door
Expert singletrack out-and-back in Massachusetts, 0.22 miles, 64 ft gain.
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Dug Hill Trail
~4 min drive
0.31-mile out-and-back singletrack in Massachusetts with 19 ft of elevation gain.
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Overlook Trail
~24 min drive
1.23-mile easy out-and-back trail in Massachusetts with 384 ft gain.
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Resdawg
Next door
1.71-mile hard singletrack in Massachusetts with 136 ft elevation gain.
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