Polpis Bike Path is a 5.2-mile out-and-back in Middle Moors near Quaise, MA. It is mostly level, with 116 ft of elevation gain. It scores 12/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Polpis Bike Path
5.2 mi · ▲ 116 ft · 1 hr 47 min
Elevation 5–75 ft
Out & Back · Middle Moors
Trailhead: 41.29083, -70.04468
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:26 AM · sunset 6:43 PM
Transit-accessible: Life Saving Museum stop 44 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 100 ftSharp right onto Polpis Bike Path, heading W.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading SW.
- 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 E.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading E.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading NE.
- 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 NW.
- 0.5 miSharp left, heading NE.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.8 mi in (~21 min). Leave by 6:02 PM for the 6:43 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:17 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Life Saving Museum stop 44 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at 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
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