Point O’ Rocks Lane

This 25 foot wide lane leads from Follett Street to a strip of lawn which is private property.


 

Point-o-Rocks Lane entrance
1. Point-o-Rocks Lane entrance

 

Peabody Avenue

This 20-foot-wide public way extends from Harbor Avenue, across a lawn (still a public way) to steps leading down to a rocky beach and low water.


 

Peabody Lane entrance
1. Peabody Avenue entrance
Mid-way down Peabody Lane
2. Mid-way down Peabody Avenue
Grass at the end of the paved lane
3. Grass at the end of the paved road
Steps to the beach
4. Steps to the beach

 

Parker Lane

This public way off Foster Street begins with a paved section and then continues over a grassy area to wooden steps leading down to a pebble beach. A bench at the top of the steps provides a pleasant view of the harbor with the town in the background.


 

Parker Lane entrance
1. Parker Lane entrance
Path to beach
2. Path to beach

 

Nahant Street

This 40-foot wide, 50-foot long right-of-way extending to the low water mark, located next to the Corinthian Yacht Club, has no street sign. The paved way ends at a grass strip and stone wall, offering views of Marblehead Harbor and the mainland from Peach’s Point to Abbot Hall.


 

Nahant Street
1. Nahant Street
View from the stone wall
2. View from the stone wall

 

Lighthouse Lane

Beginning at Follet Street, this lane runs adjacent to a stockade fence at the eastern edge of the parking lot for Chandler Hovey Park and continues over the grass down to the water. The park, with the iconic Marblehead Light Tower, is a perfect location from which to watch boats sailing in and out of the harbor.


 

Lighthouse Lane parking lot for Chandler Hovey Park
1. Lighthouse Lane parking lot for Chandler Hovey Park

 

Harvard Street

Harvard Street is a 40-foot wide public way located off Harbor Avenue and leading to the low water mark. The street ends at a set of stone steps to a pebble beach with a view of the mainland across the harbor.


 

Harvard Street entrance
1. Harvard Street entrance
Path to the beach
2. Path to the beach

 

Fuller Lane

This paved lane off Ocean Avenue extends for 342 feet. A sign on the chain link fence at the end claims the beach beyond is private property.


 

1 Fuller Lane entrance
1. Fuller Lane entrance
2 Fuller Lane sign
2. Fuller Lane sign

 

Desmoulin Lane

This mostly-paved lane runs 254 feet from Ocean Avenue all the way to the water. A narrow path at the left end of the pavement leads through trees and brush to a rocky beach prized by local fisherman for bass fishing.

 

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1. Desmoulin Lane view
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2. Path through the trees and brush

 

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3. Rocky beach

 

Cove Lane

This 20-foot wide lane begins on Kimball Street and continues for 225 feet to the low water mark. A set of wooden steps leading to a small cove and beach can be accessed by crossing a lawn (which is a public way) beside the stone wall.


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Cove Lane entrance off Kimball Street
1. Cove Lane entrance off Kimball Street
Cove Lane wooden steps to cove and beach
2. Cove Lane wooden steps to cove and beach

 

Castle Rock

Castle Rock Lane leads from Ocean Avenue to Castle Rock with its magnificent view. Steps to the left of the rock descend to a small beach and some deep tide pools full of sea stars and anemones.


 

1 Castle Rock entrance
1.Castle Rock entrance
Castle Rock from the middle of the path
2. Castle Rock from the middle of the path
Castle Rock stairway to the beach
3. Castle Rock stairway to the beach