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Masquetuck Reservation

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What is Masquetuck Reservation like?

A short easy walk through woods to a quiet Nantucket Harbor overlook off Polpis Rd. (Local note: Short easy harbor-side walk, dog-friendly)

Plan your walk

Masquetuck Reservation

Directions to the trailhead

Polpis Rd, Nantucket, MA 02554

Check conditions before you go. Trail details from Nantucket Conservation Foundation (opens in a new tab)

When should you go?

Best time to go

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What’s the trail like?

Length: Not noted
Difficulty: Easy
Surface: Natural trail
Dogs: Allowed (leashed)
Kids: Not noted
Accessible: Not noted
Views: Water
Good for: Walking, Birding

What should you know before you go?

Parking

Small roadside lot off Polpis Rd

Dogs

Allowed (leashed)

Managed by

Nantucket Conservation Foundation

What you'll see

Forest, Water views, Bird sanctuary

Where is the trailhead?

Polpis Rd, Nantucket, MA 02554.

Get directions

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Where else can you walk in Nantucket?

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Moderate
Sanford Farm, Ram Pasture & The Woods
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Squam Swamp Interpretive Trail
Mixed · Nantucket Conservation Foundation
An easy interpretive loop through a rare island hardwood swamp and forest near Wauwinet. (Local note: ~1.7mi interpretive loop, forested wetland, family-friendly)
Listed & Verified · Verified 2026-06-22
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Easy
Tupancy Links
Mixed · Nantucket Conservation Foundation
A short easy loop across open former golf links to a bluff overlooking the North Shore. (Local note: AllTrails 115 reviews — ~0.9mi easy loop, top dog-walking and sunset spot)
Listed & Verified · Verified 2026-06-22
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Easy · 3.5 mi
Altar Rock & Middle Moors Trail
Natural trail · Nantucket Conservation Foundation
A network of sandy tracks through the open heath of the Middle Moors, converging on Altar Rock — at 101 feet, one of Nantucket's highest points. Panoramic 360-degree island views, heathland wildflowers, and an eerie, open landscape unlike anywhere else on the island. The Milestone Cranberry Bog is adjacent.
Listed & Verified · Verified 2026-06-25
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Easy · 2.8 mi
Milestone Cranberry Bog Trail
Natural trail · Nantucket Conservation Foundation
A flat loop around the perimeter of one of the largest working cranberry bogs in the state. The trail circles active bogs, woodlands, and wetlands managed by the Nantucket Conservation Foundation. Spectacular fall color during the October harvest. Easy walking on packed-earth and grass tracks.
Listed & Verified · Verified 2026-06-25
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Masquetuck Reservation

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What is Masquetuck Reservation like?

A short easy walk through woods to a quiet Nantucket Harbor overlook off Polpis Rd. (Local note: Short easy harbor-side walk, dog-friendly)

Plan your walk

Masquetuck Reservation

Directions to the trailhead

Polpis Rd, Nantucket, MA 02554

Check conditions before you go. Trail details from Nantucket Conservation Foundation (opens in a new tab)

When should you go?

Best time to go

Checking today’s weather and sun times…

Now56°FClear

Wind12 mphFrom the W

Weather and sun times from Open-Meteo for the nearest part of the Cape.

What’s the trail like?

Length: Not noted
Difficulty: Easy
Surface: Natural trail
Dogs: Allowed (leashed)
Kids: Not noted
Accessible: Not noted
Views: Water
Good for: Walking, Birding

What should you know before you go?

Parking

Small roadside lot off Polpis Rd

Dogs

Allowed (leashed)

Managed by

Nantucket Conservation Foundation

What you'll see

Forest, Water views, Bird sanctuary

Where is the trailhead?

Polpis Rd, Nantucket, MA 02554.

Get directions

Get directions Open in Google Maps

Where else can you walk in Nantucket?

Easy

Linda Loring Nature Foundation Trails

Sand · Linda Loring Nature Foundation

Easy self-guided loops through a protected sandplain-grassland preserve (no dogs). (Local note: Sunrise-to-sunset access, ~1mi easy loop, dogs prohibited)

Listed & Verified · Verified 2026-06-22

See details

Moderate

Sanford Farm, Ram Pasture & The Woods

Mixed · Nantucket Conservation Foundation

NCF's flagship property with stacked loops crossing moors and farmland out to the south shore. (Local note: AllTrails confirms ~1.7mi loop / ~6mi ocean walk, dogs welcome, well-marked)

Listed & Verified · Verified 2026-06-22

See details

Easy

Squam Swamp Interpretive Trail

Mixed · Nantucket Conservation Foundation

An easy interpretive loop through a rare island hardwood swamp and forest near Wauwinet. (Local note: ~1.7mi interpretive loop, forested wetland, family-friendly)

Listed & Verified · Verified 2026-06-22

See details

Easy

Tupancy Links

Mixed · Nantucket Conservation Foundation

A short easy loop across open former golf links to a bluff overlooking the North Shore. (Local note: AllTrails 115 reviews — ~0.9mi easy loop, top dog-walking and sunset spot)

Listed & Verified · Verified 2026-06-22

See details

Easy · 3.5 mi

Altar Rock & Middle Moors Trail

Natural trail · Nantucket Conservation Foundation

A network of sandy tracks through the open heath of the Middle Moors, converging on Altar Rock — at 101 feet, one of Nantucket's highest points. Panoramic 360-degree island views, heathland wildflowers, and an eerie, open landscape unlike anywhere else on the island. The Milestone Cranberry Bog is adjacent.

Listed & Verified · Verified 2026-06-25

See details

Easy · 2.8 mi

Milestone Cranberry Bog Trail

Natural trail · Nantucket Conservation Foundation

A flat loop around the perimeter of one of the largest working cranberry bogs in the state. The trail circles active bogs, woodlands, and wetlands managed by the Nantucket Conservation Foundation. Spectacular fall color during the October harvest. Easy walking on packed-earth and grass tracks.

Listed & Verified · Verified 2026-06-25

See details