AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

New Bedford Harbor via Phoenix Rail Trail

1.8 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 36 min

New Bedford Harbor via Phoenix Rail Trail is a 1.8-mile out-and-back near Fairhaven, MA. The route reaches New Bedford Harbor. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi3 – 20 ft2.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Phoenix Rail Trail 41.63369, -70.90453
Nearest town Fairhaven, MA
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New Bedford Harbor via Phoenix Rail Trail

1.8 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 36 min

Elevation 4–18 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Phoenix Rail Trail · 41.63369, -70.90453

Weather Sep 20: Light rain, high 64°F / low 51° · precip 76% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 6:46 PM

Bikes allowed on the whole route · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Phoenix Rail Trail, heading E.
  2. 50 ftPass New Bedford Harbor.
  3. 1 miReach New Bedford Harbor, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 0.9 miArrive 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/phoenix-rail-trail-out-back-3-km

Trail surface

100% paved

Weather

Light rainTemperature 64°F51°
Precip76%Wind7 mphUV1Humidity87%
Rained 1.8″ 7 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
65°50° 2 AM: 2% rain3 AM: 12% rain4 AM: 7% rain5 AM: 4% rain6 AM: 13% rain7 AM: 1% rain8 AM: 3% rain9 AM: 1% rain10 AM: 1% rain11 AM: 2% rain12 PM: 7% rain1 PM: 35% rain2 PM: 61% rain3 PM: 76% rain4 PM: 68% rain5 PM: 52% rain6 PM: 26% rain7 PM: 15% rain8 PM: 12% rain9 PM: 11% rain10 PM: 17% rain11 PM: 30% rain
Sunrise 6:30 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:46 PM
Mon 64°56° 47%
Tue 60°53° 22%
Wed 64°54°
Thu 65°55° 25%
Fri 61°54° 47%
Sat 57°54° 43%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.9 mi in (~21 min). Leave by 6:05 PM for the 6:46 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:22 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Bikes allowed on the whole route
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

Other ways to reach this destination

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