Fishermans Beach & Smith Trail via Acton Path
3.9 mi · ▲ 140 ft · 1 hr 22 min
Fishermans Beach & Smith Trail via Acton Path is a 3.9-mile out-and-back in Blue Hills Reservation near Ponkapoag, MA. The route reaches Fishermans Beach. It is mostly level, with 140 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi144 – 197 ft4.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 42.18624, -71.09207
Nearest town Ponkapoag, MA
Directions
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Fishermans Beach & Smith Trail via Acton Path
3.9 mi · ▲ 140 ft · 1 hr 22 min
Elevation 144–196 ft
Out & Back · Blue Hills Reservation
Trailhead: 42.18624, -71.09207
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 6:45 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 50 ftPass Fishermans Beach.
- 200 ftTurn right onto Acton Path, heading NE.
- 0.7 miTurn left onto Hemlock Road, heading N.
- 350 ftBear right onto Vose Path, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Charles L. Bowley Memorial Bridge, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Pipe Line, heading E.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Smith Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miReach Fishermans Beach, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Pipe Line, heading W.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Charles L. Bowley Memorial Bridge, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Vose Path, heading W.
- 150 ftBear left onto Hemlock Road, heading W.
- 350 ftTurn right onto Acton Path, heading W.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading W.
- 150 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
16% dirt10% paved74% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:31 AMSunset 6:45 PM
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- Ponkapoag Pond–Fishermans Beach, 4 sights 3.6 mi · ▲ 27 ft
- Duck Pond–Fishermans Beach, 3 beaches 2 mi · ▲ 29 ft
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