South Shore–Fisherman's Beach, 5 sights is a 4.1-mile out-and-back in Water Dept. Land near Monomoy, MA. The route passes Fisherman's Beach before reaching South Shore at the turnaround, 2 miles in. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi13 – 33 ft4.6 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.27150, -70.08861
Nearest town Monomoy, MA
Directions
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South Shore–Fisherman's Beach, 5 sights
4.1 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 22 min
Elevation 14–32 ft
Out & Back · Water Dept. Land
Trailhead: 41.27150, -70.08861
Weather Aug 4: Fog, high 81°F / low 67° · precip 2% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 5:39 AM · sunset 7:55 PM
Transit-accessible: Milestone Lane stop 66 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 300 ftTurn left onto Old South Bike Path, heading S.
- 450 ftTurn right onto Fairgrounds Bike Path, heading S.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading SW.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Surfside Bike Path, heading SW.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Boulevarde Bike Path, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear right onto Surfside Bike Path, heading SE.
- 0.7 miPass Fisherman's Beach.
- 0.1 miReach South Shore, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.8 miBear left onto Boulevarde Bike Path, heading N.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Surfside Bike Path, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Fairgrounds Bike Path, heading NW.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Old South Bike Path, heading NE.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 300 ftTurn 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.
Trail surface
98% paved2% unspecified
Weather
FogTemperature 81°F67°
Precip2%Wind7 mphUV7Humidity88%
Rained 0.1″ yesterday (0.2″ over the last week)
Hourly temperature
85°65°
Sunrise 5:39 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:55 PM
Wed
78°70°
24%
Thu
75°74°
Fri
75°73°
Sat
74°73°
17%
Sun
76°73°
17%
Mon
77°74°
17%
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.7 mi in (~41 min). Leave by 6:55 PM for the 7:55 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:51 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Milestone Lane stop 66 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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