AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Surfside Bike Path

5 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 40 min

Surfside Bike Path is a 5-mile out-and-back near Smooth Hummocks, MA. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain. It scores 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi13 – 39 ft5.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.25634, -70.12230
Nearest town Smooth Hummocks, MA
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Surfside Bike Path

5 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 40 min

Elevation 13–38 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 41.25634, -70.12230

Weather Aug 4: Fog, high 80°F / low 66° · precip 2% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:39 AM · sunset 7:55 PM

Transit-accessible: Raceway Drive/Somerset Lane stop 773 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  3. 150 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  4. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
  5. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
  6. 0.1 miSharp right, heading N.
  7. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  8. 0.1 miBear right, heading NE.
  9. 0.3 miTurn right onto Bartlett Road Path, heading SW.
  10. 0.8 miSharp right, heading E.
  11. 200 ftTurn right onto Surfside Bike Path, heading E.
  12. 0.9 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  13. 0.9 miTurn left, heading N.
  14. 200 ftSharp left onto Bartlett Road Path, heading N.
  15. 0.8 miTurn left, heading SW.
  16. 0.3 miBear left, heading S.
  17. 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  18. 50 ftSharp left, heading W.
  19. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
  20. 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  21. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  22. 150 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  23. 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-11-km-6950

Trail surface

35% paved30% sand35% unspecified

Weather

FogTemperature 80°F66°
Precip2%Wind6 mphUV7Humidity80%
Rained 0.1″ yesterday (0.2″ over the last week)
Hourly temperature
80°65°
Sunrise 5:39 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:55 PM
Wed 77°71° 23%
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 2.4 mi in (~58 min). Leave by 6:37 PM for the 7:55 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:08 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Raceway Drive/Somerset Lane stop 773 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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