Bridle Trail–Mattapoisett Rail Trail, 3 sights is a 4.5-mile out-and-back in Nasketucket Bay State Reservation near Mattapoisett, MA. It is mostly level, with 81 ft of elevation gain. It scores 5/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi0 – 66 ft4.7 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.65441, -70.82660
Nearest town Mattapoisett, MA
Directions
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Bridle Trail–Mattapoisett Rail Trail, 3 sights
4.5 mi · ▲ 81 ft · 1 hr 32 min
Elevation -0–64 ft
Out & Back · Nasketucket Bay State Reservation
Trailhead: 41.65441, -70.82660
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:41 AM · sunset 7:59 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 200 ftSharp right onto Mattapoisett Rail Trail, heading SW.
- 1.2 miTurn left onto Shaw Farm Trail, heading S.
- 0.9 miTurn left onto Bridle Trail, heading E.
- 0.1 miReach Mattapoisett Rail Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Shaw Farm Trail, heading W.
- 0.9 miTurn right onto Mattapoisett Rail Trail, heading N.
- 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.
Trail surface
47% paved44% dirt8% boardwalk1% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 5:41 AMSunset 7:59 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.5 mi in (~37 min). Leave by 7:02 PM for the 7:59 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:49 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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