South Shore–Fisherman's Beach, 4 beaches is a 4.7-mile out-and-back in Water Dept. Land near Long Josephs Point, MA. The route passes Fisherman's Beach and South Shore. 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 – 43 ft5.3 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.24409, -70.09453
Nearest town Long Josephs Point, MA
Directions
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South Shore–Fisherman's Beach, 4 beaches
4.7 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 34 min
Elevation 14–42 ft
Out & Back · Water Dept. Land
Trailhead: 41.24409, -70.09453
Weather Aug 4: Fog, high 80°F / low 66° · precip 2% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:39 AM · sunset 7:55 PM
Transit-accessible: Surfside Beach stop 9 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 50 ftPass Fisherman's Beach.
- 50 ftPass South Shore.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Surfside Bike Path, heading N.
- 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 E.
- 250 ftSharp right, heading NW.
- 0.4 miReach South Shore, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miSharp left, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Fairgrounds Bike Path, heading W.
- 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 SW.
- 50 ftBear right onto Surfside Bike Path, heading SW.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 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
88% paved12% unspecified
Weather
FogTemperature 80°F66°
Precip2%Wind6 mphUV7Humidity81%
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°
16%
Sun
76°73°
16%
Mon
77°74°
17%
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.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Surfside Beach stop 9 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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