AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Surfside Bike Path

5.3 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 46 min

Surfside Bike Path is a 5.3-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 ft5.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.25812, -70.12549
Nearest town Smooth Hummocks, MA
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Surfside Bike Path

5.3 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 46 min

Elevation 13–38 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 41.25812, -70.12549

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 735 m from the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 400 ftTurn left, heading E.
  3. 200 ftBear left, heading E.
  4. 100 ftBear right, heading SE.
  5. 200 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  6. 150 ftTurn right, heading E.
  7. 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  8. 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  9. 0.1 miSharp right, heading NE.
  10. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  11. 0.1 miBear right, heading NE.
  12. 0.3 miTurn right onto Bartlett Road Path, heading N.
  13. 0.8 miSharp right, heading E.
  14. 200 ftTurn right onto Surfside Bike Path, heading E.
  15. 0.9 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  16. 0.9 miTurn left, heading N.
  17. 200 ftSharp left onto Bartlett Road Path, heading N.
  18. 0.8 miTurn left, heading W.
  19. 0.3 miBear left, heading S.
  20. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
  21. 50 ftSharp left, heading SW.
  22. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
  23. 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  24. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
  25. 150 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  26. 150 ftBear left, heading NW.
  27. 150 ftBear right, heading W.
  28. 200 ftTurn right, heading S.
  29. 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-7f09

Trail surface

33% paved31% sand36% 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 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.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Raceway Drive/Somerset Lane stop 735 m from the trailhead

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