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Liberty Tree–Fairgrounds Bike Path, 3 sights is a 9.6-mile out-and-back in Middle Moors near Quaise, MA. The route reaches Liberty Tree at the turnaround, 4.8 miles in. It is mostly level, with 142 ft of elevation gain. It scores 4/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi3 – 79 ft10.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.29083, -70.04468
Nearest town Quaise, MA

Directions

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Liberty Tree–Fairgrounds Bike Path, 3 sights

9.6 mi · ▲ 142 ft · 3 hr 16 min

Elevation 5–80 ft

Out & Back · Middle Moors

Trailhead: 41.29083, -70.04468

Weather Aug 4: Fog, high 80°F / low 67° · precip 2% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 5:39 AM · sunset 7:55 PM

Transit-accessible: Life Saving Museum stop 44 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 100 ftSharp right onto Polpis Bike Path, heading W.
  3. 0.5 miTurn left, heading SE.
  4. 0.8 miBear left, heading W.
  5. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  6. 1.3 miTurn right, heading S.
  7. 0.4 miSharp left, heading W.
  8. 250 ftTurn left onto Old South Bike Path, heading W.
  9. 450 ftTurn right onto Fairgrounds Bike Path, heading S.
  10. 0.3 miBear right, heading SW.
  11. 0.5 miTurn right onto Surfside Bike Path, heading SW.
  12. 0.9 miPass Liberty Tree.
  13. 0.2 miReach Liberty Tree, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  14. 1 miTurn left onto Fairgrounds Bike Path, heading S.
  15. 0.5 miBear right, heading NE.
  16. 0.3 miTurn left onto Old South Bike Path, heading NE.
  17. 450 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  18. 250 ftSharp right, heading NE.
  19. 0.4 miTurn left onto Polpis Bike Path, heading E.
  20. 0.1 miBear right, heading E.
  21. 1.2 miBear left, heading NE.
  22. 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
  23. 1.3 miSharp left, heading NE.
  24. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

53% paved47% unspecified

Weather

FogTemperature 80°F67°
Precip2%Wind7 mphUV7Humidity90%
Rained 0.1″ yesterday (0.3″ over the last week)
Hourly temperature
80°65°
Sunrise 5:39 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:55 PM
Wed 78°70° 25%
Thu 75°73°
Fri 75°73°
Sat 75°73° 17%
Sun 75°73° 17%
Mon 76°74° 16%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.2 mi in (~30 min). Leave by 7:05 PM for the 7:55 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:41 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Life Saving Museum stop 44 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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