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Polpis Bike Path is a 13.8-mile out-and-back in Middle Moors near Quaise, MA. It is mostly level, with 137 ft of elevation gain. It scores 16/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi7 – 92 ft14.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.25005, -70.03439
Nearest town Quaise, MA

Directions

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Polpis Bike Path

13.8 mi · ▲ 137 ft · 4 hr 40 min

Elevation 7–91 ft

Out & Back · Middle Moors

Trailhead: 41.25005, -70.03439

Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 71°F / low 62° · precip 3% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:11 AM · sunset 7:08 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
  3. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  4. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  5. 0.4 miTurn left, heading N.
  6. 0.6 miSharp left, heading NE.
  7. 0.6 miBear left, heading NW.
  8. 0.5 miTurn left, heading N.
  9. 3.1 miTurn right onto Polpis Bike Path, heading W.
  10. 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
  11. 1.2 miBear left, heading NE.
  12. 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
  13. 0.2 miBear right, heading NE.
  14. 0.9 miSharp right, heading NE.
  15. 200 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  16. 150 ftBear left, heading NE.
  17. 0.8 miBear left, heading SE.
  18. 250 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  19. 0.2 miSharp right, heading S.
  20. 1.3 miBear left, heading S.
  21. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  22. 0.6 miTurn right, heading E.
  23. 0.8 miBear right, heading S.
  24. 0.3 miBear right, heading E.
  25. 1.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
  26. 0.4 miTurn right, heading W.
  27. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  28. 100 ftTurn right, heading W.
  29. 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail surface

28% paved22% dirt50% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 71°F62°
Precip3%Wind8 mphUV6Humidity78%
Rained 0.2″ 2 days ago (0.5″ over the last week)
Hourly temperature
75°60°
Sunrise 6:11 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 7:08 PM
Sun 67°60°
Mon 72°63°
Tue 72°67°
Wed 72°67° 21%
Thu 73°70° 28%
Fri 70°61°

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 7:37 PM.

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