Fairgrounds Bike Path via Surfside Bike Path
4.2 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 1 hr 25 min
Fairgrounds Bike Path via Surfside Bike Path is a 4.2-mile out-and-back in Water Dept. Land near Monomoy, MA. It is mostly level, with 26 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Fairgrounds Bike Path via Surfside Bike Path
4.2 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 1 hr 25 min
Elevation 20–56 ft
Out & Back · Water Dept. Land
Trailhead: 41.27140, -70.07050
Weather Aug 4: Fog, high 80°F / low 66° · precip 2% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:39 AM · sunset 7:55 PM
Transit-accessible: Tawpoot Road stop 68 m from the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading NW.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.5 miSharp left, heading W.
- 250 ftTurn left onto Old South Bike Path, heading S.
- 450 ftTurn right onto Fairgrounds Bike Path, heading SE.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading SW.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Surfside Bike Path, heading SW.
- 0.3 miReach Fairgrounds Bike Path, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Fairgrounds Bike Path, heading NW.
- 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.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading E.
- 350 ftSharp left, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 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 2.0 mi in (~48 min). Leave by 6:47 PM for the 7:55 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:59 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Tawpoot Road stop 68 m from the trailhead
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More from this trailhead
- Old South Bike Path Loop 2.1 mi · ▲ 27 ft
- Old South Bike Path Loop 2.1 mi · ▲ 26 ft
- Old South Bike Path Loop 2.2 mi · ▲ 26 ft
- Old South Bike Path Loop 2.3 mi · ▲ 26 ft
- Old South Bike Path Loop 2.3 mi · ▲ 27 ft
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