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 Aug 4: sunrise 5:42 AM · sunset 7:59 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

Sunrise 5:42 AMSunset 7:59 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.8 mi in (~19 min). Leave by 7:20 PM for the 7:59 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:33 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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