Polpis Bike Path Loop
3.5 mi · ▲ 55 ft · 1 hr 12 min
Polpis Bike Path Loop is a 3.5-mile loop in Water Dept. Land near Shimmo, MA. It is mostly level, with 55 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Polpis Bike Path Loop
3.5 mi · ▲ 55 ft · 1 hr 12 min
Elevation 20–69 ft
Loop · Water Dept. Land
Trailhead: 41.27658, -70.05967
Weather Aug 4: Fog, high 81°F / low 66° · precip 2% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 5:39 AM · sunset 7:55 PM
Transit-accessible: Moors End Lane/Gardner Road stop 705 m from the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 1 miBear left onto Polpis Bike Path, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.4 miSharp left, heading W.
- 250 ftTurn left onto Old South Bike Path, heading S.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading E.
- 450 ftBear left, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 200 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 0.6 miBear left, heading NE.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 250 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:35 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:55 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:26 PM.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Moors End Lane/Gardner Road stop 705 m from the trailhead
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