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Gardner Farm

Popsquatchet Hills & Cisco Bike Path

5.6 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 1 hr 53 min

Popsquatchet Hills & Cisco Bike Path is a 5.6-mile out-and-back in Gardner Farm near Town Pasture, MA. The route reaches Popsquatchet Hills at the turnaround, 2.6 miles in. It is mostly level, with 26 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 17/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi10 – 69 ft6.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.27353, -70.12745
Nearest town Town Pasture, MA
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Popsquatchet Hills & Cisco Bike Path

5.6 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 1 hr 53 min

Elevation 10–69 ft

Out & Back · Gardner Farm

Trailhead: 41.27353, -70.12745

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:39 AM · sunset 7:55 PM

Transit-accessible: Somerset Lane/Hummock Pond Road stop 576 m from the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 150 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  3. 350 ftTurn right, heading S.
  4. 0.4 miSharp right, heading SW.
  5. 150 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  6. 300 ftBear right, heading W.
  7. 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  8. 0.1 miBear left, heading S.
  9. 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  10. 50 ftSharp left, heading S.
  11. 350 ftTurn left onto Cisco Bike Path, heading S.
  12. 0.6 miTurn left, heading NE.
  13. 1 miPass Popsquatchet Hills.
  14. 0.3 miReach Popsquatchet Hills, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  15. 1.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
  16. 0.6 miTurn right, heading SW.
  17. 350 ftSharp right, heading SW.
  18. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  19. 0.1 miBear right, heading SW.
  20. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
  21. 0.1 miBear left, heading NW.
  22. 250 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  23. 150 ftSharp left, heading N.
  24. 0.4 miTurn left, heading NE.
  25. 350 ftTurn right, heading N.
  26. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/cisco-bike-path-out-back-9-km-0aca

Trail surface

66% paved32% dirt2% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:39 AMSunset 7:55 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.6 mi in (~13 min). Leave by 7:22 PM for the 7:55 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:24 PM — 2 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Somerset Lane/Hummock Pond Road stop 576 m from the trailhead

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