Forked Pond via Polpis Bike Path is an 11-mile out-and-back in Middle Moors near Quaise, MA. The route reaches Forked Pond at the turnaround, 5.5 miles in. It is mostly level, with 86 ft of elevation gain. It scores 26/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi3 – 82 ft11.4 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.29083, -70.04468
Nearest town Quaise, MA
Directions
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Forked Pond via Polpis Bike Path
11 mi · ▲ 86 ft · 3 hr 43 min
Elevation 4–82 ft
Out & Back · Middle Moors
Trailhead: 41.29083, -70.04468
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:26 AM · sunset 6:43 PM
Transit-accessible: Life Saving Museum stop 44 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 100 ftBear left onto Polpis Bike Path, heading E.
- 1 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading SE.
- 1.3 miBear left, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading SW.
- 0.6 miSharp right, heading S.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.1 miReach Forked Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.6 miSharp left, heading NE.
- 0.6 miBear left, heading NW.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right, heading W.
- 1.3 miSharp left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
- 1 miBear right, heading W.
- 50 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
37% dirt30% paved33% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:26 AMSunset 6:43 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.9 mi in (~97 min). Leave by 4:46 PM for the 6:43 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:33 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Life Saving Museum stop 44 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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