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Polpis Bike Path is a 9-mile out-and-back in Middle Moors near Polpis, MA. It is mostly level, with 110 ft of elevation gain. It scores 23/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi20 – 92 ft9.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.28798, -70.00478
Nearest town Polpis, MA

Directions

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Polpis Bike Path

9 mi · ▲ 110 ft · 3 hr 3 min

Elevation 18–91 ft

Out & Back · Middle Moors

Trailhead: 41.28798, -70.00478

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.4 miTurn left, heading SE.
  3. 100 ftSharp right, heading SW.
  4. 0.5 miBear right, heading NW.
  5. 400 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  6. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  7. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  8. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
  9. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  10. 0.9 miBear right, heading W.
  11. 150 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  12. 200 ftSharp left, heading SW.
  13. 0.9 miBear left, heading S.
  14. 0.2 miBear left, heading SW.
  15. 100 ftBear right, heading SW.
  16. 1.2 miBear left onto Polpis Bike Path, heading W.
  17. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
  18. 1.3 miBear left, heading E.
  19. 1.7 miTurn right, heading NE.
  20. 150 ftBear left, heading N.
  21. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  22. 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
  23. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  24. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
  25. 400 ftBear left, heading E.
  26. 0.5 miSharp left, heading E.
  27. 100 ftTurn right, heading E.
  28. 0.3 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

46% dirt17% paved37% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:26 AMSunset 6:43 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.4 mi in (~62 min). Leave by 5:21 PM for the 6:43 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:58 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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