Old South Bike Path
11.8 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 3 hr 58 min
Old South Bike Path is an 11.8-mile out-and-back in Tom Nevers near Surfside, MA. It is mostly level, with 53 ft of elevation gain. It scores 12/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Old South Bike Path
11.8 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 3 hr 58 min
Elevation 7–70 ft
Out & Back · Tom Nevers
Trailhead: 41.24240, -70.03714
Weather Sep 20: Heavy drizzle, high 64°F / low 53° · precip 54% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:26 AM · sunset 6:43 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.6 miSharp left, heading E.
- 0.6 miBear left, heading NW.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading N.
- 3.5 miSharp left, heading W.
- 250 ftTurn left onto Old South Bike Path, heading W.
- 450 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 250 ftSharp right, heading SE.
- 3.5 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading SW.
- 0.6 miSharp right, heading S.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.3 mi in (~32 min). Leave by 5:50 PM for the 6:43 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:30 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
Other ways to reach this destination
- 2 mi · out & back · via Old South Bike Path
- 2 mi · out & back · via Old South Bike Path
- 2.1 mi · out & back · via Old South Bike Path
- 2.1 mi · loop · via Old South Bike Path
- 2.2 mi · out & back · via Old South Bike Path
- 2.4 mi · out & back · via Old South Bike Path
- 2.4 mi · out & back · via Old South Bike Path
- 2.7 mi · out & back · via Old South Bike Path
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