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Pleasant Bay Woodlands
4.8 ★★★★★ 6 Google reviews · Running trail in Harwich, Massachusetts · Hours vary
Runner's snapshot
- Surface
- Not reported
- Distance
- Not reported
- Shape
- Not reported
- Shade
- Not reported
- Access
- Not reported
We have not been able to confirm the surface, distance or shape of Pleasant Bay Woodlands yet from its own listing, the park's website or runner reviews — so those cells stay blank rather than guess. What is below comes straight from the listing and from reviewers' own words. There is no Easy / Moderate / Hard rating on this page on purpose: a one-word difficulty score tells you nothing about whether a trail suits your run. Surface, distance, shade and hours do.
What runners say about Pleasant Bay Woodlands
Wonderful short hike, easily accessible from Wequassett Inn. Larger trail leads down to cranberry bog with a smaller wooded trail returning to parking lot. Parking lot has space for 6 to 8 cars. Hike down larger trail is easy and very accessible. Hike through woods is easy, but trail is very narrow.
Trail conditions & character
“Larger trail leads down to cranberry bog with a smaller wooded trail returning to parking lot.”
“Wonderful short hike, easily accessible from Wequassett Inn.”
Plan your run at Pleasant Bay Woodlands
The practical stuff
- AccessHours vary — hours are not posted for this trail, so check before an early or late run
- DistanceNot reported. Trail systems often quote total path mileage rather than a single loop, so measure the route you actually want before you drive out.
- ShadeNot reported. Assume some of it is exposed and carry water in summer.
- At the trailheadparking — reported by runners
- Stroller / wheelchairReported as smooth and step-free enough for a running stroller or a chair.
- Websiteharwichconservationtrust.org
- Phone(508) 432-3997
- Social Instagram
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