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Polpis Bike Path is a 2.1-mile out-and-back near Hoicks Hollow, MA. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 37/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi52 – 89 ft2.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.28532, -69.96812
Nearest town Hoicks Hollow, MA

Directions

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Polpis Bike Path

2.1 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 42 min

Elevation 53–88 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 41.28532, -69.96812

Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 70°F / low 63° · precip 3% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:11 AM · sunset 7:08 PM

Transit-accessible: Sankaty Head Golf Club stop 559 m from the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  3. 100 ftBear right, heading W.
  4. 0.3 miTurn left onto Polpis Bike Path, heading SW.
  5. 0.7 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  6. 0.7 miTurn right, heading NW.
  7. 0.3 miBear left, heading N.
  8. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  9. 350 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% paved35% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 70°F63°
Precip3%Wind8 mphUV6Humidity79%
Rained 0.2″ 2 days ago (0.4″ over the last week)
Hourly temperature
75°60°
Sunrise 6:11 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 7:08 PM
Sun 66°60°
Mon 71°62°
Tue 72°66°
Wed 72°66° 22%
Thu 73°70° 28%
Fri 69°61° 15%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:48 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:08 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:36 PM.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Sankaty Head Golf Club stop 559 m from the trailhead

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