Polpis Bike Path is an 11.5-mile out-and-back in Middle Moors near Shawkemo, MA. It is mostly level, with 112 ft of elevation gain. It scores 10/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi30 – 92 ft11.8 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.26164, -70.04805
Nearest town Shawkemo, MA
Directions
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Polpis Bike Path
11.5 mi · ▲ 112 ft · 3 hr 53 min
Elevation 28–91 ft
Out & Back · Middle Moors
Trailhead: 41.26164, -70.04805
Weather Aug 4: Fog, high 79°F / low 66° · precip 2% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 5:39 AM · sunset 7:55 PM
Transit-accessible: Bunker Road stop 652 m from the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 1.5 miTurn left, heading N.
- 500 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 1.3 miSharp left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 250 ftBear right, heading W.
- 0.8 miBear right, heading SW.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 150 ftSharp left, heading SW.
- 0.9 miBear left, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 1.2 miBear left onto Polpis Bike Path, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 3.1 miTurn right, heading S.
- 500 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 1.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
34% paved33% dirt33% unspecified
Weather
FogTemperature 79°F66°
Precip2%Wind7 mphUV7Humidity75%
Rained 0.1″ yesterday (0.2″ over the last week)
Hourly temperature
80°65°
Sunrise 5:39 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:55 PM
Wed
78°70°
Thu
75°74°
Fri
74°73°
Sat
74°73°
16%
Sun
76°73°
16%
Mon
77°74°
17%
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.8 mi in (~19 min). Leave by 7:16 PM for the 7:55 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:29 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Bunker Road stop 652 m from the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from this trailhead
- Nobadeer Farm Road Bike Path 7.6 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Old South Bike Path 9.9 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Old South Bike Path 10.2 mi · ▲ 27 ft
- Polpis Bike Path 10.3 mi · ▲ 28 ft
- Old South Bike Path 10.4 mi · ▲ 26 ft
- Polpis Bike Path 10.4 mi · ▲ 0 ft
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