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Middle Moors

Gibbs Pond & Fairgrounds Bike Path via Bartlett Road Path

14.7 mi · ▲ 82 ft · 4 hr 56 min

Gibbs Pond & Fairgrounds Bike Path via Bartlett Road Path is a 14.7-mile out-and-back in Middle Moors near Smooth Hummocks, MA. The route reaches Gibbs Pond. It is mostly level, with 82 ft of elevation gain. It scores 10/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi13 – 92 ft16.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.25605, -70.12447
Nearest town Smooth Hummocks, MA
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Gibbs Pond & Fairgrounds Bike Path via Bartlett Road Path

14.7 mi · ▲ 82 ft · 4 hr 56 min

Elevation 13–91 ft

Out & Back · Middle Moors

Trailhead: 41.25605, -70.12447

Weather Aug 4: Fog, high 80°F / low 66° · precip 2% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:39 AM · sunset 7:55 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 350 ftBear right, heading NE.
  3. 200 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  4. 150 ftTurn right, heading E.
  5. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
  6. 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  7. 0.1 miSharp right, heading N.
  8. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  9. 0.1 miBear right, heading NE.
  10. 0.3 miTurn right onto Bartlett Road Path, heading N.
  11. 0.8 miSharp right, heading E.
  12. 200 ftTurn right onto Surfside Bike Path, heading E.
  13. 0.6 miTurn left onto Fairgrounds Bike Path, heading SE.
  14. 0.5 miBear right, heading NE.
  15. 0.3 miTurn left onto Old South Bike Path, heading NE.
  16. 450 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  17. 250 ftSharp right, heading NE.
  18. 0.4 miTurn left onto Polpis Bike Path, heading E.
  19. 0.1 miBear right, heading E.
  20. 1.2 miBear left, heading NE.
  21. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  22. 0.2 miBear right, heading E.
  23. 0.9 miSharp right, heading SE.
  24. 200 ftTurn left, heading N.
  25. 150 ftBear left, heading N.
  26. 0.8 miBear left, heading E.
  27. 250 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  28. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  29. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
  30. 0.3 miBear left, heading SE.
  31. 0.1 miBear right, heading E.
  32. 400 ftPass Gibbs Pond.
  33. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  34. 0.2 miSharp right, heading S.
  35. 1.4 miBear left, heading W.
  36. 0.5 miBear right, heading W.
  37. 0.9 miTurn left, heading W.
  38. 0.3 miBear right, heading W.
  39. 450 ftBear right, heading W.
  40. 0.3 miTurn right onto Old South Bike Path, heading S.
  41. 0.5 miTurn left onto Fairgrounds Bike Path, heading S.
  42. 0.8 miTurn right onto Surfside Bike Path, heading SW.
  43. 0.6 miTurn left, heading SW.
  44. 200 ftSharp left onto Bartlett Road Path, heading SW.
  45. 0.8 miTurn left, heading N.
  46. 0.3 miBear left, heading W.
  47. 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  48. 50 ftSharp left, heading W.
  49. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
  50. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
  51. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
  52. 150 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  53. 200 ftBear left, heading S.
  54. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/gibbs-pond-out-back-22-km-adbb

Trail surface

31% dirt25% paved7% sand37% unspecified

Weather

FogTemperature 80°F66°
Precip2%Wind6 mphUV7Humidity80%
Rained 0.1″ yesterday (0.2″ over the last week)
Hourly temperature
80°65°
Sunrise 5:39 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:55 PM
Wed 77°71° 23%
Thu 75°74°
Fri 75°73°
Sat 74°73° 17%
Sun 76°73° 17%
Mon 77°74° 17%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 5.0 mi in (~122 min). Leave by 5:33 PM for the 7:55 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:12 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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