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 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi13 – 39 ft5.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.25762, -70.11983
Nearest town Smooth Hummocks, MA

Directions

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Surfside Bike Path

5 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 40 min

Elevation 13–38 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 41.25762, -70.11983

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:27 AM · sunset 6:43 PM

Transit-accessible: Raceway Drive/Somerset Lane stop 596 m from the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 250 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  3. 400 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  4. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
  5. 0.1 miSharp right, heading NE.
  6. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  7. 0.1 miBear right, heading NE.
  8. 0.3 miTurn right onto Bartlett Road Path, heading NW.
  9. 0.8 miSharp right, heading E.
  10. 200 ftTurn right onto Surfside Bike Path, heading SE.
  11. 0.9 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  12. 0.9 miTurn left, heading N.
  13. 200 ftSharp left onto Bartlett Road Path, heading N.
  14. 0.8 miTurn left, heading SW.
  15. 0.3 miBear left, heading SW.
  16. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
  17. 50 ftSharp left, heading SW.
  18. 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  19. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
  20. 400 ftTurn right, heading W.
  21. 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

36% paved30% sand34% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:27 AMSunset 6:43 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~6 min). Leave by 6:17 PM for the 6:43 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:04 PM — 6 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Raceway Drive/Somerset Lane stop 596 m from the trailhead

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