AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Surfside Bike Path

5.5 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 50 min

Surfside Bike Path is a 5.5-mile out-and-back near Smooth Hummocks, MA. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain. It scores 2/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi13 – 39 ft6.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.25731, -70.12730
Nearest town Smooth Hummocks, MA
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Surfside Bike Path

5.5 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 50 min

Elevation 13–38 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 41.25731, -70.12730

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 350 ftBear right, heading SE.
  3. 100 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  4. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  5. 350 ftTurn left, heading S.
  6. 200 ftBear left, heading SE.
  7. 150 ftBear right, heading E.
  8. 200 ftTurn left, heading E.
  9. 150 ftTurn right, heading E.
  10. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
  11. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
  12. 0.1 miSharp right, heading SE.
  13. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  14. 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
  15. 0.3 miTurn right onto Bartlett Road Path, heading N.
  16. 0.8 miSharp right, heading E.
  17. 200 ftTurn right onto Surfside Bike Path, heading E.
  18. 0.9 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  19. 0.9 miTurn left, heading N.
  20. 200 ftSharp left onto Bartlett Road Path, heading N.
  21. 0.8 miTurn left, heading W.
  22. 0.3 miBear left, heading NE.
  23. 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  24. 50 ftSharp left, heading S.
  25. 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  26. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
  27. 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  28. 150 ftTurn right, heading S.
  29. 200 ftBear left, heading SW.
  30. 100 ftBear right, heading SW.
  31. 250 ftTurn right, heading W.
  32. 350 ftTurn left, heading S.
  33. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  34. 100 ftBear left, heading W.
  35. 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/surfside-bike-path-out-back-9-km-4db4

Trail surface

32% sand32% paved36% unspecified

Weather

FogTemperature 80°F66°
Precip2%Wind6 mphUV7Humidity88%
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 0.1 mi in (~2 min). Leave by 7:33 PM for the 7:55 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:12 PM — 14 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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