Fairgrounds Bike Path via Polpis Bike Path
5 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 1 hr 42 min
Fairgrounds Bike Path via Polpis Bike Path is a 5-mile out-and-back in Water Dept. Land near Shimmo, MA. It is mostly level, with 53 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Fairgrounds Bike Path via Polpis Bike Path
5 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 1 hr 42 min
Elevation 20–69 ft
Out & Back · Water Dept. Land
Trailhead: 41.27787, -70.06494
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:26 AM · sunset 6:43 PM
Transit-accessible: Moors End Lane/Gardner Road stop 404 m from the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.8 miBear left onto Polpis Bike Path, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.4 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 miReach Fairgrounds Bike Path, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.8 miTurn right onto Old South Bike Path, heading NE.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 450 ftSharp right, heading SE.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
- 450 ftBear left, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 200 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn 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 1.2 mi in (~30 min). Leave by 5:53 PM for the 6:43 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:28 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Moors End Lane/Gardner Road stop 404 m from the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
- 2.1 mi · out & back · via Polpis Bike Path
- 2.2 mi · out & back · via Polpis Bike Path
- 3.3 mi · out & back · via Polpis Bike Path
- 4.4 mi · out & back · via Polpis Bike Path
- 4.4 mi · out & back · via Polpis Bike Path
- 4.5 mi · loop · via Polpis Bike Path
- 4.5 mi · out & back · via Polpis Bike Path
- 4.6 mi · loop · via Polpis Bike Path
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- Polpis Bike Path 14 mi · ▲ 83 ft
- Polpis Bike Path 14 mi · ▲ 220 ft
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- Polpis Bike Path 2.3 mi · ▲ 26 ft
- Polpis Bike Path 2.5 mi · ▲ 56 ft
- Polpis Bike Path 2.4 mi · ▲ 26 ft
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