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Polpis Bike Path Loop is a 6.6-mile loop in Middle Moors near Quaise, MA. It is mostly level, with 109 ft of elevation gain. It scores 19/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi3 – 79 ft7.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.29254, -70.03864
Nearest town Quaise, MA

Directions

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Polpis Bike Path Loop

6.6 mi · ▲ 109 ft · 2 hr 15 min

Elevation 4–80 ft

Loop · Middle Moors

Trailhead: 41.29254, -70.03864

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:26 AM · sunset 6:43 PM

Transit-accessible: UMass Field Station stop 237 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 0.2 miSharp left onto Polpis Bike Path, heading E.
  3. 0.8 miTurn right, heading S.
  4. 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
  5. 0.3 miBear left, heading S.
  6. 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
  7. 150 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  8. 1.7 miBear right, heading W.
  9. 0.8 miTurn right, heading W.
  10. 200 ftBear left, heading W.
  11. 0.5 miBear left, heading E.
  12. 300 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  13. 0.3 miBear left, heading E.
  14. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  15. 1.6 miBear left, heading E.
  16. 150 ftThe loop closes back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

36% paved34% dirt30% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:26 AMSunset 6:43 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.3 mi in (~35 min). Leave by 5:48 PM for the 6:43 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:32 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: UMass Field Station stop 237 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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