Nasketucket Bay State Reservation Beach–Mattapoisett Rail Trail, 4 sights is a 5.2-mile out-and-back in Nasketucket Bay State Reservation near Mattapoisett, MA. The route reaches Nasketucket Bay State Reservation Beach at the turnaround, 2.6 miles in. It is mostly level, with 81 ft of elevation gain. It scores 10/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi0 – 66 ft5.3 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.65264, -70.82519
Nearest town Mattapoisett, MA
Directions
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Nasketucket Bay State Reservation Beach–Mattapoisett Rail Trail, 4 sights
5.2 mi · ▲ 81 ft · 1 hr 46 min
Elevation -0–64 ft
Out & Back · Nasketucket Bay State Reservation
Trailhead: 41.65264, -70.82519
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:41 AM · sunset 7:59 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Mattapoisett Rail Trail, heading SW.
- 1.1 miTurn left onto Shaw Farm Trail, heading S.
- 0.9 miBear right onto Bridle Trail, heading SW.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Saltmarsh Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miReach Nasketucket Bay State Reservation Beach, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Bridle Trail, heading N.
- 0.4 miBear left onto Shaw Farm Trail, heading NE.
- 0.9 miTurn right onto Mattapoisett Rail Trail, heading N.
- 1.1 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
56% dirt41% paved1% boardwalk2% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 5:41 AMSunset 7:59 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.2 mi in (~54 min). Leave by 6:45 PM for the 7:59 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:07 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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- Eel Pond & Mattapoisett Rail Trail 2.8 mi · ▲ 55 ft
- Bridle Trail–Mattapoisett Rail Trail, 3 sights 4.5 mi · ▲ 81 ft
- Eel Pond–Nasketucket Bay State Reservation Beach, 5 sights 5.7 mi · ▲ 82 ft
- Dike–Mattapoisett Rail Trail, 3 sights 8 mi · ▲ 80 ft
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