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Nasketucket Bay State Reservation

Nasketucket Bay State Reservation Beach–Phoenix Rail Trail, 5 sights

8.3 mi · ▲ 161 ft · 2 hr 51 min

Nasketucket Bay State Reservation Beach–Phoenix Rail Trail, 5 sights is an 8.3-mile out-and-back in Nasketucket Bay State Reservation near Harbor View, MA. The route reaches Nasketucket Bay State Reservation Beach at the turnaround, 4.1 miles in. It is mostly level, with 161 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 7/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi3 – 66 ft8.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.63528, -70.89450
Nearest town Harbor View, MA
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Nasketucket Bay State Reservation Beach–Phoenix Rail Trail, 5 sights

8.3 mi · ▲ 161 ft · 2 hr 51 min

Elevation 4–66 ft

Out & Back · Nasketucket Bay State Reservation

Trailhead: 41.63528, -70.89450

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 150 ftSharp right onto Phoenix Rail Trail, heading E.
  3. 2.6 miTurn right onto Shaw Farm Trail, heading SE.
  4. 0.9 miBear right onto Bridle Trail, heading W.
  5. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Saltmarsh Trail, heading S.
  6. 0.2 miBear right onto Bridle Trail, heading SE.
  7. 150 ftTurn right onto Shoreline Trail, heading E.
  8. 350 ftReach Nasketucket Bay State Reservation Beach, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 350 ftTurn left onto Bridle Trail, heading S.
  10. 150 ftBear left, heading S.
  11. 150 ftContinue straight onto Saltmarsh Trail, heading N.
  12. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Bridle Trail, heading NW.
  13. 0.4 miBear left onto Shaw Farm Trail, heading NE.
  14. 0.9 miTurn left onto Phoenix Rail Trail, heading N.
  15. 2.6 miSharp left, heading W.
  16. 50 ftArrive 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-8-km

Trail surface

62% paved37% dirt1% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:42 AMSunset 7:59 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.7 mi in (~91 min). Leave by 6:09 PM for the 7:59 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:45 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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