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 Aug 4: Fog, high 80°F / low 67° · precip 2% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 5:39 AM · sunset 7:55 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
FogTemperature 80°F67°
Precip2%Wind7 mphUV7Humidity90%
Rained 0.1″ yesterday (0.3″ over the last week)
Hourly temperature
80°65°
Sunrise 5:39 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:55 PM
Wed
78°70°
25%
Thu
75°73°
Fri
75°73°
Sat
75°73°
17%
Sun
75°73°
17%
Mon
76°74°
16%
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~4 min). Leave by 7:31 PM for the 7:55 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:14 PM — 12 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: UMass Field Station stop 223 m from the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from this trailhead
- Polpis Bike Path 5.6 mi · ▲ 116 ft
- Polpis Bike Path 5.8 mi · ▲ 165 ft
- Polpis Bike Path 6 mi · ▲ 116 ft
- Nobadeer Farm Road Bike Path via Polpis Bike Path 6.5 mi · ▲ 116 ft
- Polpis Bike Path Loop 6.6 mi · ▲ 109 ft
- Polpis Bike Path Loop 6.7 mi · ▲ 109 ft
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