Stump Pond Loop via Polpis Bike Path
3 mi · ▲ 29 ft · 1 hr 1 min
Stump Pond Loop via Polpis Bike Path is a 3-mile loop in Windswept Cranberry Bog near Polpis, MA. The route reaches Stump Pond. It is mostly level, with 29 ft of elevation gain. It scores 55/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Stump Pond Loop via Polpis Bike Path
3 mi · ▲ 29 ft · 1 hr 1 min
Elevation 5–54 ft
Loop · Windswept Cranberry Bog
Trailhead: Polpis Bike Path · 41.29542, -70.01737
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:26 AM · sunset 6:43 PM
Transit-accessible: 253 Polpis Road stop 157 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 0.9 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 150 ftBear right, heading E.
- 250 ftBear right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left, heading S.
- 0.3 miPass Stump Pond.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Polpis Bike Path, heading N.
- 0.7 miThe loop closes back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.2 mi in (~31 min). Leave by 5:52 PM for the 6:43 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:28 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: 253 Polpis Road stop 157 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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