Shaw Farm Trail (Mattapoisett, MA)

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Dantecn

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Trail stats

Distance: 2.61 mi
Elevation gain: 0 ft
Technical difficulty: Moderate
Elevation loss: 46 ft
Max elevation: 59 ft
TrailRank: 34
Min elevation: 7 ft
Trail type: One Way

Time: one hour 12 minutes
Coordinates: 693
Uploaded: October 14, 2018
Recorded: October 2018

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near East Fairhaven, Massachusetts (United States)

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Itinerary description

Shaw Farm Trail partially within the Nasketucket Bay State Reservation. Leveled terrain. The path to the shoreline it's composed by different trails. There is more than one path, and they are all well signed. Here I chose Shaw Farm Trail -> Bridle Trail -> Holy Trail.

Waypoints

Trailhead

Shaw Farm trailhead at Shaw Road/Phoenix Bike Trail (in the Fairhaven-Mattapoisett limit).

Farm View

Farm view in mid October.

Trail Markers

Blue markers on the trees show the way.

Small Wooden Bridge

Caution. It may be slippery.

Wooden path

Part of the trail has wooden paths. It may be slippery.

Bridle Trail junction

Straightforward access to Bridle Trail

Information (access to other trails)

Straight to continue on Bridle Trail and later enter Holy Trail. Left to enter Holy Trail here (longer way). Later there is an entrance to the Salt Marsh Trail - you can use this trail to come back from the shoreline.