Miacomet Pond–Fairgrounds Bike Path, 3 sights is a 9.4-mile out-and-back in Water Dept. Land near Quaise, MA. The route reaches Miacomet Pond at the turnaround, 4.7 miles in. It is mostly level, with 54 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 6/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi3 – 62 ft10.2 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.29254, -70.03864
Nearest town Quaise, MA
Directions
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Miacomet Pond–Fairgrounds Bike Path, 3 sights
9.4 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 3 hr 10 min
Elevation 4–63 ft
Out & Back · Water Dept. Land
Trailhead: 41.29254, -70.03864
Weather Aug 4: Fog, high 80°F / low 67° · precip 2% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 5:39 AM · sunset 7:55 PM
Transit-accessible: UMass Field Station stop 237 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Polpis Bike Path, heading W.
- 2.6 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.4 miSharp left, heading W.
- 250 ftTurn left onto Old South Bike Path, heading S.
- 450 ftTurn right onto Fairgrounds Bike Path, heading SE.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading SW.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Surfside Bike Path, heading SW.
- 0.3 miSharp left, heading NW.
- 0.3 miPass Miacomet Pond.
- 0.2 miReach Miacomet Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.8 miTurn left onto Fairgrounds Bike Path, heading SE.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Old South Bike Path, heading NE.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 250 ftSharp right, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Polpis Bike Path, heading E.
- 2.6 miBear left, heading E.
- 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
80% paved20% 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 0.0 mi in (~1 min). Leave by 7:34 PM for the 7:55 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:11 PM — 15 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: UMass Field Station stop 237 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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- Polpis Bike Path 5.6 mi · ▲ 116 ft
- Polpis Bike Path 5.8 mi · ▲ 165 ft
- Polpis Bike Path 6 mi · ▲ 116 ft
- Polpis Bike Path 6.2 mi · ▲ 165 ft
- Nobadeer Farm Road Bike Path via Polpis Bike Path 6.5 mi · ▲ 116 ft
- Polpis Bike Path Loop 6.6 mi · ▲ 109 ft
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