Eel Pond & Mattapoisett Rail Trail is a 2.8-mile out-and-back near Mattapoisett, MA. The route reaches Eel Pond. It is mostly level, with 55 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi0 – 62 ft2.9 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Mattapoisett Rail Trail 41.65332, -70.82357
Nearest town Mattapoisett, MA
Directions
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Eel Pond & Mattapoisett Rail Trail
2.8 mi · ▲ 55 ft · 58 min
Elevation -0–64 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Mattapoisett Rail Trail · 41.65332, -70.82357
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:29 AM · sunset 6:46 PM
Bikes allowed on the whole route · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Mattapoisett Rail Trail, heading NW.
- 500 ftPass Eel Pond.
- 1.3 miReach Eel Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
87% paved13% boardwalk
Weather
Sunrise 6:29 AMSunset 6:46 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.4 mi in (~35 min). Leave by 5:51 PM for the 6:46 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:34 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Bikes allowed on the whole route
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from Mattapoisett Rail Trail Trailhead
- Eel Pond–Nasketucket Bay State Reservation Beach, 5 sights 5.7 mi · ▲ 82 ft
- New Bedford Harbor–Eel Pond, 4 sights 8.8 mi · ▲ 162 ft
- Nasketucket Bay State Reservation Beach–Mattapoisett Rail Trail, 4 sights 5.2 mi · ▲ 81 ft
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