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Fairgrounds Bike Path via Old South Bike Path

3.9 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 18 min

Fairgrounds Bike Path via Old South Bike Path is a 3.9-mile out-and-back in Water Dept. Land near Monomoy, MA. 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 mi26 – 52 ft4.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Airport Road Path 41.25853, -70.06522
Nearest town Monomoy, MA
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Fairgrounds Bike Path via Old South Bike Path

3.9 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 18 min

Elevation 25–52 ft

Out & Back · Water Dept. Land

Trailhead: Airport Road Path · 41.25853, -70.06522

Weather Aug 4: Fog, high 81°F / low 66° · precip 2% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 5:39 AM · sunset 7:55 PM

Transit-accessible: Nantucket Memorial Airport stop 169 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Airport Road Path, heading N.
  2. 250 ftTurn left, heading N.
  3. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Old South Bike Path, heading W.
  4. 1.1 miTurn left onto Fairgrounds Bike Path, heading NW.
  5. 0.3 miBear right, heading SW.
  6. 0.5 miReach Fairgrounds Bike Path, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 0.5 miBear right, heading NE.
  8. 0.4 miTurn right onto Old South Bike Path, heading NE.
  9. 1.3 miTurn left, heading E.
  10. 50 ftTurn right onto Airport Road Path, heading E.
  11. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/south-shore-out-back-10-km-fe1b

Trail surface

100% paved

Weather

FogTemperature 81°F66°
Precip2%Wind8 mphUV7Humidity77%
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° 23%
Thu 75°74°
Fri 74°73°
Sat 74°73° 16%
Sun 76°73° 16%
Mon 77°74° 17%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.7 mi in (~18 min). Leave by 7:17 PM for the 7:55 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:28 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Nantucket Memorial Airport stop 169 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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