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3.6 miles
Distance
266 ft
Climb
-268 ft
Descent
00:22:48
Avg time
-1 ft
Altitude change
102 ft
Altitude min
181 ft
Altitude max
180 ft
Altitude start
180 ft
Altitude end
-12.8%
Grade max
14.6%
Grade min
2 miles
Distance climb
1 mile
Distance down
3,363 ft
Distance flat
00:22:48
Avg time
Bentley Loop Details
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Activities
- Mountain Bike
- Winter Fat Bike
- Horse
- Hike
- Trail Running
- Snowshoe
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Riding AreaMyles Standish State Forest
Plymouth, Massachusetts -
Difficulty Rating
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Local Popularity85 in Mountain Biking [+]
- 5 in Trail Running
- 95 in Hiking
- 5 in Horseback
- 5 in Snowshoeing
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Hiking SAC ScaleT1 Hiking
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Trail TypeSingletrack
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Bike TypeXC, Fat
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DirectionBoth Directions
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Climb DifficultyGreen
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Physical RatingEasy
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Trail VisibilityAlways easy to follow
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Family FriendlyYes
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eBike Allowed
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Land OwnerMassachusetts Department of Conservation & Recreation
The 3.7 mile Bentley Loop is highly recommended. It has been maintained for the last 30 years by one of the founding board members of Friends of Myles Standish State Forest, Bob Bentley, together with help from his friends and the Appalachian Mountain Club. It passes some lovely ponds and meadows and offers more hills than the East Head trail.
The Bentley Loop trail surface is mostly smooth and flowing on solid hard-pack, with intermittent modest sand, roots, rocks and rough. The trail has moderate elevation changes, climbing from from south to north.
The trail is suitable for hikers of all abilities as well as confident novice mountain bikers and above.
source: Friends of MSSF
Access Info
The Bentley Loop starts from the State Forest's Hiking and Bike Trail parking lot off Upper College Pond Road. (Shown as parking lot P2). The trail was remarked in April 2012 with painted blue blazes and many wooden signposts (and left a few older plastic blue triangle blazes).
Disclaimer
The Forest is popular with hunters and the area of the Bentley Loop is a Wildlife Management Area stocked by MassWildlife. Wear blaze orange during fall hunting season.
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Traditionally Indigenous Territory
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- 4 miles average
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- 10 rides
- 8 miles avg distance
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- 123 rides
- Last: Jul 17, 2026
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(41.858360, -70.662810)
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Nearby Trails
- Parking Access 253 ft
- Bentley Parking Connector 604 ft
- Bentley Boo 630 ft
- Bentley Inner 1,115 ft
- Field Connector 1,381 ft
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Frequently Asked Questions About Bentley Loop
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Where is Bentley Loop located?
Bentley Loop is located in Myles Standish State Forest, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States. It is part of the Myles Standish State Forest trail network. The trailhead is located at coordinates 41.85836, -70.66281.
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How hard is Bentley Loop?
Bentley Loop is rated as Green difficulty. The physical rating is Easy. The climb difficulty is rated Green.
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What is the elevation gain for Bentley Loop?
Bentley Loop has 81 m of elevation gain. The trail has 82 m of elevation descent. The elevation ranges from 31 m to 55 m.
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Is Bentley Loop a point to point trail?
Bentley Loop is not a point to point trail. The direction is Both Directions. The trail type is singletrack.
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