Polpis Bike Path is a 6.2-mile out-and-back in Middle Moors near Quaise, MA. It is mostly level, with 165 ft of elevation gain. It scores 16/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi3 – 75 ft6.6 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.29211, -70.04047
Nearest town Quaise, MA
Directions
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Polpis Bike Path
6.2 mi · ▲ 165 ft · 2 hr 9 min
Elevation 4–75 ft
Out & Back · Middle Moors
Trailhead: 41.29211, -70.04047
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:26 AM · sunset 6:43 PM
Transit-accessible: UMass Field Station stop 223 m from the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Polpis Bike Path, heading W.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading SE.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Nobadeer Farm Road Bike Path, heading W.
- 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading E.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading E.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Polpis Bike Path, heading W.
- 0.8 miBear left, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
53% dirt38% paved9% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:26 AMSunset 6:43 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.3 mi in (~34 min). Leave by 5:48 PM for the 6:43 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:31 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: UMass Field Station stop 223 m from 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
More from this trailhead
- Miacomet Pond–Fairgrounds Bike Path, 3 sights 9.4 mi · ▲ 54 ft
- Polpis Bike Path 6 mi · ▲ 116 ft
- Polpis Bike Path 5.6 mi · ▲ 116 ft
- Polpis Bike Path 5.8 mi · ▲ 165 ft
- Nobadeer Farm Road Bike Path via Polpis Bike Path 6.5 mi · ▲ 116 ft
- Polpis Bike Path 7.2 mi · ▲ 165 ft
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