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Polpis Bike Path is an 8.5-mile out-and-back in Middle Moors near Sesachacha, MA. It is mostly level, with 145 ft of elevation gain. It scores 45/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi26 – 95 ft9.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.28419, -70.00110
Nearest town Sesachacha, MA

Directions

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Polpis Bike Path

8.5 mi · ▲ 145 ft · 2 hr 54 min

Elevation 27–94 ft

Out & Back · Middle Moors

Trailhead: 41.28419, -70.00110

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:39 AM · sunset 7:55 PM

Transit-accessible: Sankaty Head Golf Club stop 255 m from the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
  3. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  4. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  5. 0.6 miSharp left, heading SE.
  6. 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  7. 0.9 miTurn left, heading E.
  8. 1 miTurn right onto Polpis Bike Path, heading E.
  9. 1.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  10. 1.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
  11. 1 miTurn right, heading SW.
  12. 0.9 miTurn right, heading NW.
  13. 0.1 miSharp right, heading W.
  14. 0.6 miTurn right, heading E.
  15. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  16. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
  17. 0.2 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

52% dirt27% paved21% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:39 AMSunset 7:55 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:35 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:55 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:26 PM.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Sankaty Head Golf Club stop 255 m from the trailhead

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