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.
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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
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto Polpis Bike Path, heading E.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 1.7 miBear right, heading W.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading W.
- 200 ftBear left, heading W.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading E.
- 300 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right, heading E.
- 1.6 miBear left, heading E.
- 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.
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Weather
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.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: UMass Field Station stop 237 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
- 2.1 mi · out & back · via Polpis Bike Path
- 2.2 mi · out & back · via Polpis Bike Path
- 3.3 mi · out & back · via Polpis Bike Path
- 4.4 mi · out & back · via Polpis Bike Path
- 4.4 mi · out & back · via Polpis Bike Path
- 4.5 mi · loop · via Polpis Bike Path
- 4.5 mi · out & back · via Polpis Bike Path
- 4.6 mi · loop · via Polpis Bike Path
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- Polpis Bike Path 6 mi · ▲ 116 ft
- Polpis Bike Path 6.2 mi · ▲ 165 ft
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- Polpis Bike Path 5.8 mi · ▲ 165 ft
- Nobadeer Farm Road Bike Path via Polpis Bike Path 6.5 mi · ▲ 116 ft
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