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Polpis Bike Path is a 9.5-mile out-and-back in Middle Moors near Sesachacha, MA. It is mostly level, with 141 ft of elevation gain. It scores 53/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi7 – 95 ft10.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.28419, -70.00110
Nearest town Sesachacha, MA

Directions

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Polpis Bike Path

9.5 mi · ▲ 141 ft · 3 hr 14 min

Elevation 6–94 ft

Out & Back · Middle Moors

Trailhead: 41.28419, -70.00110

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:39 AM · sunset 7:55 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
  3. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  4. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  5. 0.6 miSharp left, heading SE.
  6. 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  7. 0.9 miTurn left, heading E.
  8. 1 miTurn right onto Polpis Bike Path, heading E.
  9. 1.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  10. 0.6 miBear left, heading N.
  11. 1.6 miTurn left, heading NW.
  12. 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
  13. 450 ftSharp right, heading S.
  14. 450 ftBear right, heading S.
  15. 100 ftBear left, heading S.
  16. 0.9 miBear left, heading N.
  17. 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
  18. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  19. 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  20. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  21. 250 ftBear left, heading NW.
  22. 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
  23. 0.2 miBear left, heading NW.
  24. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
  25. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  26. 100 ftSharp right, heading W.
  27. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  28. 0.7 miTurn left, heading E.
  29. 0.1 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

54% dirt27% paved3% sand2% grass14% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:39 AMSunset 7:55 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:35 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:55 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:26 PM.

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