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Middle Moors

Polpis Bike Path

14 mi · ▲ 83 ft · 4 hr 42 min

Polpis Bike Path is a 14-mile out-and-back in Middle Moors near Shimmo, MA. It is mostly level, with 83 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 46/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi16 – 82 ft15.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.27978, -70.06418
Nearest town Shimmo, MA
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Polpis Bike Path

14 mi · ▲ 83 ft · 4 hr 42 min

Elevation 16–83 ft

Out & Back · Middle Moors

Trailhead: 41.27978, -70.06418

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

Transit-accessible: Moors End Lane/Gardner Road stop 203 m from the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 0.3 miBear left, heading E.
  3. 0.2 miBear left, heading E.
  4. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  5. 150 ftBear right, heading E.
  6. 1.5 miTurn right, heading NE.
  7. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  8. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  9. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  10. 0.1 miSharp right, heading E.
  11. 1 miBear right, heading SE.
  12. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  13. 150 ftBear right, heading NE.
  14. 250 ftBear right, heading E.
  15. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  16. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
  17. 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
  18. 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
  19. 0.9 miBear right, heading N.
  20. 100 ftBear left, heading N.
  21. 450 ftSharp left, heading NW.
  22. 350 ftTurn right, heading E.
  23. 0.7 miTurn left, heading SE.
  24. 0.3 miTurn right onto Polpis Bike Path, heading SE.
  25. 1.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  26. 1.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
  27. 0.3 miTurn right, heading NW.
  28. 0.7 miTurn left, heading NW.
  29. 400 ftSharp right, heading NW.
  30. 450 ftBear right, heading NW.
  31. 100 ftBear left, heading N.
  32. 0.9 miBear left, heading SW.
  33. 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
  34. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  35. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
  36. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  37. 200 ftBear left, heading NW.
  38. 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
  39. 0.2 miBear left, heading NW.
  40. 1 miSharp left, heading SE.
  41. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  42. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  43. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  44. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  45. 1.5 miBear left, heading SW.
  46. 150 ftBear left, heading W.
  47. 100 ftBear right, heading W.
  48. 0.2 miBear right, heading W.
  49. 300 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/polpis-bike-path-out-back-22-km-7f42

Trail surface

68% dirt17% paved3% grass1% sand11% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:26 AMSunset 6:43 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.5 mi in (~38 min). Leave by 5:45 PM for the 6:43 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:35 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Moors End Lane/Gardner Road stop 203 m from the trailhead

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