Eel Pond–Mattapoisett Rail Trail, 3 sights is a 4.9-mile out-and-back in Nasketucket Bay State Reservation near Knollmere, MA. The route reaches Eel Pond at the turnaround, 2.2 miles in. It is mostly level, with 80 ft of elevation gain. It scores 4/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi0 – 66 ft5.0 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Bridle Trail 41.63586, -70.83728
Nearest town Knollmere, MA
Directions
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Eel Pond–Mattapoisett Rail Trail, 3 sights
4.9 mi · ▲ 80 ft · 1 hr 40 min
Elevation -0–64 ft
Out & Back · Nasketucket Bay State Reservation
Trailhead: Bridle Trail · 41.63586, -70.83728
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:41 AM · sunset 7:59 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Bridle Trail, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Shaw Farm Trail, heading N.
- 0.9 miTurn right onto Mattapoisett Rail Trail, heading E.
- 1.3 miPass Eel Pond.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 500 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 350 ftReach Eel Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 300 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading SW.
- 1.3 miTurn left onto Shaw Farm Trail, heading SW.
- 0.9 miTurn left onto Bridle Trail, heading S.
- 450 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
46% paved41% dirt7% boardwalk6% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 5:41 AMSunset 7:59 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.8 mi in (~20 min). Leave by 7:19 PM for the 7:59 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:33 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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