Polpis Bike Path
5.3 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 1 hr 48 min
Polpis Bike Path is a 5.3-mile out-and-back in Middle Moors near Monomoy, MA. It is mostly level, with 54 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Polpis Bike Path
5.3 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 1 hr 48 min
Elevation 29–70 ft
Out & Back · Middle Moors
Trailhead: 41.26085, -70.07979
Weather Aug 4: Fog, high 81°F / low 66° · precip 2% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 5:39 AM · sunset 7:55 PM
Transit-accessible: Lovers Lane stop 407 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Old South Bike Path, heading NW.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 300 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading NE.
- 500 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Nobadeer Farm Road Bike Path, heading E.
- 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading E.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.3 miSharp left, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading W.
- 150 ftBear left, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right, heading W.
- 1.2 miBear left onto Polpis Bike Path, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 400 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left, heading S.
- 300 ftTurn left onto Old South Bike Path, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.2 miArrive 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.1 mi in (~53 min). Leave by 6:42 PM for the 7:55 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:04 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Lovers Lane stop 407 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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More from this trailhead
- Old South Bike Path 2.1 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Old South Bike Path 3 mi · ▲ 27 ft
- Old South Bike Path 3.5 mi · ▲ 27 ft
- Nobadeer Farm Road Bike Path 4 mi · ▲ 27 ft
- Fisherman's Beach–Boulevarde Bike Path, 3 sights 4.9 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Polpis Bike Path 4.9 mi · ▲ 54 ft
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