Bartlett Road Path–Fairgrounds Bike Path, 3 sights is an 11.1-mile out-and-back in Middle Moors near Quaise, MA. It is mostly level, with 142 ft of elevation gain. It scores 4/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Bartlett Road Path–Fairgrounds Bike Path, 3 sights
11.1 mi · ▲ 142 ft · 3 hr 46 min
Elevation 5–80 ft
Out & Back · Middle Moors
Trailhead: 41.29083, -70.04468
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:39 AM · sunset 7:55 PM
Transit-accessible: Life Saving Museum stop 44 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 100 ftSharp right onto Polpis Bike Path, heading W.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.8 miBear left, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right, heading S.
- 1.3 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.4 miSharp left, heading W.
- 250 ftTurn left onto Old South Bike Path, heading W.
- 450 ftTurn right onto Fairgrounds Bike Path, heading S.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading SW.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Surfside Bike Path, heading SW.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading N.
- 200 ftSharp left onto Bartlett Road Path, heading N.
- 1.1 miReach Polpis Bike Path, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.1 miSharp right, heading E.
- 200 ftTurn right onto Surfside Bike Path, heading E.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Fairgrounds Bike Path, heading S.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Old South Bike Path, heading NE.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 250 ftSharp right, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Polpis Bike Path, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading E.
- 1.2 miBear left, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 1.3 miSharp left, heading NE.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.2 mi in (~30 min). Leave by 7:05 PM for the 7:55 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:41 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Life Saving Museum stop 44 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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