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Polpis Bike Path is a 13.5-mile out-and-back in Middle Moors near Quaise, MA. It is mostly level, with 110 ft of elevation gain. It scores 13/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi13 – 92 ft14.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.24524, -70.03290
Nearest town Quaise, MA

Directions

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Polpis Bike Path

13.5 mi · ▲ 110 ft · 4 hr 33 min

Elevation 15–91 ft

Out & Back · Middle Moors

Trailhead: 41.24524, -70.03290

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:26 AM · sunset 6:43 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.4 miTurn left, heading N.
  3. 0.6 miSharp left, heading N.
  4. 0.6 miBear left, heading NW.
  5. 0.5 miTurn left, heading W.
  6. 0.6 miTurn right, heading NE.
  7. 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
  8. 1.3 miSharp left, heading NE.
  9. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  10. 250 ftBear right, heading NW.
  11. 0.8 miBear right, heading W.
  12. 150 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  13. 200 ftSharp left, heading SW.
  14. 0.9 miBear left, heading S.
  15. 0.2 miBear left, heading SW.
  16. 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
  17. 1.2 miBear left onto Polpis Bike Path, heading W.
  18. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
  19. 0.4 miSharp left, heading W.
  20. 250 ftTurn left onto Old South Bike Path, heading W.
  21. 0.6 miTurn left, heading SE.
  22. 0.3 miBear left, heading NE.
  23. 450 ftBear left, heading N.
  24. 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
  25. 2.7 miTurn right, heading E.
  26. 0.5 miBear right, heading S.
  27. 0.6 miSharp right, heading S.
  28. 0.6 miTurn right, heading W.
  29. 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

31% paved23% dirt46% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:26 AMSunset 6:43 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.0 mi in (~24 min). Leave by 5:58 PM for the 6:43 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:22 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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