Beebe Woods

Beebe Woods–Shining Sea Bikeway Viewpoint, 6 lakes

10.9 mi · ▲ 165 ft · 3 hr 43 min

Beebe Woods–Shining Sea Bikeway Viewpoint, 6 lakes is a 10.9-mile out-and-back in Beebe Woods near Old Silver Beach, MA. The route passes Crocker Pond, Shining Sea Bikeway Viewpoint, Oyster Pond and 2 more before reaching Punch Bowl at the turnaround, 5.4 miles in. It is mostly level, with 165 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi3 – 131 ft11.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.61840, -70.62367
Nearest town Old Silver Beach, MA

Directions

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Beebe Woods–Shining Sea Bikeway Viewpoint, 6 lakes

10.9 mi · ▲ 165 ft · 3 hr 43 min

Elevation 2–131 ft

Out & Back · Beebe Woods

Trailhead: 41.61840, -70.62367

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 82°F / low 64° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 5:41 AM · sunset 7:58 PM

Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 50 ftPass Crocker Pond.
  3. 0.2 miBear left, heading SW.
  4. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  5. 100 ftBear right, heading S.
  6. 250 ftContinue straight onto Shining Sea Bikeway, heading SW.
  7. 1.7 miPass Shining Sea Bikeway Viewpoint.
  8. 50 ftPass Oyster Pond.
  9. 50 ftPass Quahog Pond.
  10. 2.8 miTurn right, heading S.
  11. 250 ftBear right, heading S.
  12. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  13. 50 ftPass Beebe Woods.
  14. 0.1 miSharp right, heading W.
  15. 50 ftSharp left, heading W.
  16. 350 ftBear left, heading NW.
  17. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  18. 0.3 miPass Punch Bowl.
  19. 250 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  20. 200 ftReach Beebe Woods, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  21. 150 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  22. 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
  23. 0.2 miBear right, heading SE.
  24. 350 ftSharp right, heading SE.
  25. 50 ftSharp left, heading SE.
  26. 0.1 miBear right, heading E.
  27. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  28. 4.5 miBear left, heading NE.
  29. 150 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  30. 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
  31. 350 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

78% paved6% dirt16% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 82°F64°
Precip0%Wind5 mphUV7Humidity77%
Rained 0.1″ yesterday (0.4″ over the last week)
Hourly temperature
85°60°
Sunrise 5:41 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:58 PM
Wed 80°67° 16%
Thu 84°72°
Fri 87°72°
Sat 86°71°
Sun 91°69°
Mon 86°73°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~6 min). Leave by 7:33 PM for the 7:58 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:19 PM — 10 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Drinking water at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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