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Polpis Bike Path is a 14-mile out-and-back in Middle Moors near Shimmo, MA. It is mostly level, with 220 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 46/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi16 – 82 ft15.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.27787, -70.06494
Nearest town Shimmo, MA

Directions

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Polpis Bike Path

14 mi · ▲ 220 ft · 4 hr 47 min

Elevation 16–83 ft

Out & Back · Middle Moors

Trailhead: 41.27787, -70.06494

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:27 AM · sunset 6:41 PM

Transit-accessible: Moors End Lane/Gardner Road stop 404 m from the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  3. 400 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  4. 0.3 miBear left, heading NE.
  5. 100 ftBear right, heading E.
  6. 150 ftBear right, heading E.
  7. 1.5 miTurn right, heading NE.
  8. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  9. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  10. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  11. 0.1 miSharp right, heading E.
  12. 1 miBear right, heading SE.
  13. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  14. 100 ftBear right, heading N.
  15. 250 ftBear right, heading E.
  16. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  17. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
  18. 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
  19. 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
  20. 0.9 miBear right, heading NE.
  21. 100 ftBear left, heading NE.
  22. 450 ftSharp left, heading N.
  23. 400 ftTurn right, heading E.
  24. 0.7 miTurn left, heading SE.
  25. 0.3 miTurn right onto Polpis Bike Path, heading SE.
  26. 1.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  27. 1.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
  28. 0.3 miTurn right, heading NW.
  29. 0.7 miTurn left, heading NW.
  30. 400 ftSharp right, heading NW.
  31. 450 ftBear right, heading NW.
  32. 100 ftBear left, heading NW.
  33. 0.9 miBear left, heading SW.
  34. 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
  35. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  36. 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  37. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  38. 250 ftBear left, heading NW.
  39. 150 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  40. 0.2 miBear left, heading NW.
  41. 1 miSharp left, heading SE.
  42. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
  43. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  44. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
  45. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  46. 1.5 miBear left, heading W.
  47. 150 ftBear left, heading SW.
  48. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  49. 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
  50. 400 ftTurn left, heading W.
  51. 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 surface

65% dirt17% paved3% grass1% sand14% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:27 AMSunset 6:41 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.6 mi in (~39 min). Leave by 5:42 PM for the 6:41 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:34 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Moors End Lane/Gardner Road stop 404 m from the trailhead

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