Massachusetts trails · Martha's Vinyard - roadside paths

Martha's Vinyard - roadside paths

A 1.8-mile out-and-back in Massachusetts, with 25 ft of climbing. Reaches Oak Bluffs Town Beach and other beach/lake destinations. Managed by Local Government.

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Length

1.8 mi

Elevation gain

25 ft

Difficulty

Easy

Max grade

Steepest mile

+25 ft

Shape

out-and-back

Managed by

Local Government

Elevation profile

Essentially flat — no sustained climb anywhere along its 1.8 miles.

3-D terrain

USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5

Reaches

Oak Bluffs Town Beach (beach)
Hamlin Pond (lake)
Harthaven (lake)
Farm Pond (lake)

Getting there

Martha's Vinyard - roadside paths access — parking nearby. About 1 h 29 min drive (32 mi) from Barnstable Town. 41.43313, -70.55669 · directions

Daylight at the trailhead

On October 14, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 6:24 a.m., the sun rises at 6:52 a.m. and sets at 6:03 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 6:31 p.m. (EDT) — 11 h 10 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 3.5-mile round trip takes roughly 1 h 20 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 8:12 a.m. — 9 h 50 min before sunset.

Loop options

Blue Trail (Caroline Tuthill Preserve) + Martha's Vinyard - roadside paths + White Trail (Caroline Tuthill Preserve) — 1.1 mi loop, 71 ft gain
Blue Trail (Caroline Tuthill Preserve) + Martha's Vinyard - roadside paths + White Trail (Caroline Tuthill Preserve) — 2.4 mi loop, 182 ft gain