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.
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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
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 50 ftPass Crocker Pond.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 100 ftBear right, heading S.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Shining Sea Bikeway, heading SW.
- 1.7 miPass Shining Sea Bikeway Viewpoint.
- 50 ftPass Oyster Pond.
- 50 ftPass Quahog Pond.
- 2.8 miTurn right, heading S.
- 250 ftBear right, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left, heading S.
- 50 ftPass Beebe Woods.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading W.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading W.
- 350 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.3 miPass Punch Bowl.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 200 ftReach Beebe Woods, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading SE.
- 350 ftSharp right, heading SE.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading SE.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left, heading E.
- 4.5 miBear left, heading NE.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 350 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 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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- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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More from this trailhead
- Shining Sea Bikeway Viewpoint–Crocker Pond, 4 lakes 3.8 mi · ▲ 28 ft
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