Sunset hikes

A short walk out, the whole show, and back at your car before dark. Times are estimates at a relaxed pace; give yourself extra buffer, especially with kids or in a group.

1. Bartlett Road Path & Fairgrounds Bike Path 0.1 mi away

   Be there by 6:21 PM

   1. Be there6:21 PM
   2. Sunset6:41 PM
   3. Dark7:08 PM

   Your car is right there — dark at 7:08 PM.

   The viewpoint is right at the trailhead

2. Macys Hill–Altar Rock, 3 summits 0.2 mi away

   Be there by 6:21 PM

   1. Be there6:21 PM
   2. Sunset6:41 PM
   3. Dark7:08 PM

   Your car is right there — dark at 7:08 PM.

   The viewpoint is right at the trailhead

3. Cains Hill 0.2 mi away

   Be there by 6:21 PM

   1. Be there6:21 PM
   2. Sunset6:41 PM
   3. Dark7:08 PM

   Your car is right there — dark at 7:08 PM.

   The viewpoint is right at the trailhead

4. Gibbs Pond 0.2 mi away

   Be there by 6:21 PM

   1. Be there6:21 PM
   2. Sunset6:41 PM
   3. Dark7:08 PM

   Your car is right there — dark at 7:08 PM.

   The viewpoint is right at the trailhead

5. Old South Bike Path 0.4 mi away

   Be there by 6:21 PM

   1. Be there6:21 PM
   2. Sunset6:41 PM
   3. Dark7:09 PM

   Your car is right there — dark at 7:09 PM.

   The viewpoint is right at the trailhead

6. Nobadeer Farm Road Bike Path 0.4 mi away

   Be there by 6:21 PM

   1. Be there6:21 PM
   2. Sunset6:41 PM
   3. Dark7:09 PM

   Your car is right there — dark at 7:09 PM.

   The viewpoint is right at the trailhead

7. Polpis Bike Path 0.4 mi away

   Be there by 6:21 PM

   1. Be there6:21 PM
   2. Sunset6:41 PM
   3. Dark7:09 PM

   Your car is right there — dark at 7:09 PM.

   The viewpoint is right at the trailhead

8. Sankaty Head via Polpis Bike Path 0.5 mi away

   Leave by 6:18 PM

   1. Leave trailhead6:18 PM
   2. Sunset6:41 PM
   3. Head back6:56 PM
   4. At your car6:59 PM
   5. Dark7:08 PM

   Back at your car by 6:59 PM — 9 min before dark.

   0.1 mi to the viewpoint · 6 min of walking

9. Fisherman's Beach–Boulevarde Bike Path, 3 sights 1 mi away

   Leave by 5:35 PM

   1. Leave trailhead5:35 PM
   2. Sunset6:41 PM
   3. Head back6:56 PM
   4. At your car7:41 PM
   5. Dark7:08 PM

   Back at your car by 7:41 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

   1.8 mi to the viewpoint · 91 min of walking

10. Forked Pond 1 mi away

    Leave by 6:18 PM

    1. Leave trailhead6:18 PM
    2. Sunset6:41 PM
    3. Head back6:56 PM
    4. At your car6:58 PM
    5. Dark7:08 PM

    Back at your car by 6:58 PM — 10 min before dark.

    0.1 mi to the viewpoint · 4 min of walkingTrailhead visible from the viewpoint

11. Stump Pond & Nobadeer Farm Road Bike Path via Polpis Bike Path 1.5 mi away

    Be there by 6:20 PM

    1. Be there6:20 PM
    2. Sunset6:41 PM
    3. Dark7:08 PM

    Your car is right there — dark at 7:08 PM.

    The viewpoint is right at the trailhead

12. South Shore–Stump Pond, 5 beaches 1.5 mi away

    Leave by 5:06 PM

    1. Leave trailhead5:06 PM
    2. Sunset6:41 PM
    3. Head back6:56 PM
    4. At your car8:10 PM
    5. Dark7:08 PM

    Back at your car by 8:10 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

    3.0 mi to the viewpoint · 80 ft climb · 150 min of walking