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Milestone Connection Path & Polpis Bike Path is an 8.4-mile out-and-back in Middle Moors near Polpis, MA. It is mostly level, with 108 ft of elevation gain. It scores 15/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi7 – 72 ft8.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Polpis Bike Path 41.29542, -70.01737
Nearest town Polpis, MA

Directions

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Milestone Connection Path & Polpis Bike Path

8.4 mi · ▲ 108 ft · 2 hr 51 min

Elevation 6–71 ft

Out & Back · Middle Moors

Trailhead: Polpis Bike Path · 41.29542, -70.01737

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:39 AM · sunset 7:55 PM

Transit-accessible: 253 Polpis Road stop 157 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Polpis Bike Path, heading SW.
  2. 0.4 miBear left, heading SW.
  3. 100 ftTurn left, heading W.
  4. 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
  5. 1.9 miBear left, heading W.
  6. 150 ftBear left, heading W.
  7. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  8. 1.3 miContinue straight onto Milestone Connection Path, heading SW.
  9. 0.3 miTurn left onto Old South Bike Path, heading SW.
  10. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
  11. 0.3 miBear left, heading N.
  12. 500 ftBear left, heading E.
  13. 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
  14. 0.8 miBear left, heading E.
  15. 1.7 miTurn right, heading NE.
  16. 150 ftBear left, heading NE.
  17. 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
  18. 0.5 miBear left, heading NE.
  19. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  20. 150 ftBear right onto Polpis Bike Path, heading N.
  21. 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

48% dirt25% paved27% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:39 AMSunset 7:55 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.1 mi in (~52 min). Leave by 6:43 PM for the 7:55 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:02 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: 253 Polpis Road stop 157 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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