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Aaron River Reservoir–Ayer's Lane, 4 sights is a 5.8-mile out-and-back in Wompatuck State Park near Black Rock, MA. The route reaches Aaron River Reservoir. It is mostly level, with 135 ft of elevation gain. It scores 3/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi36 – 118 ft6.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Whitney Spur Rail Trail 42.24196, -70.83706
Nearest town Black Rock, MA

Directions

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Aaron River Reservoir–Ayer's Lane, 4 sights

5.8 mi · ▲ 135 ft · 2 hr

Elevation 36–119 ft

Out & Back · Wompatuck State Park

Trailhead: Whitney Spur Rail Trail · 42.24196, -70.83706

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 84°F / low 63° · precip 0% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 5:40 AM · sunset 8:01 PM

Transit-accessible: Cohasset stop 248 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Whitney Spur Rail Trail, heading S.
  2. 0.6 miSharp left, heading SE.
  3. 450 ftBear left, heading E.
  4. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  5. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  6. 300 ftContinue straight onto Ayer's Lane, heading SE.
  7. 0.2 miSharp left, heading S.
  8. 0.2 miBear left onto Milliken Memorial Path, heading SW.
  9. 1.2 miTurn left onto Doane Street, heading S.
  10. 0.2 miBear right, heading SE.
  11. 0.2 miPass Aaron River Reservoir.
  12. 450 ftTurn left, heading S.
  13. 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  14. 0.1 miSharp right, heading SW.
  15. 50 ftReach Aaron River Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  16. 50 ftSharp left, heading S.
  17. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
  18. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
  19. 0.5 miTurn right, heading N.
  20. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Milliken Memorial Path, heading N.
  21. 0.7 miBear right onto Ayer's Lane, heading NW.
  22. 0.1 miSharp left, heading NW.
  23. 400 ftBear right, heading NW.
  24. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
  25. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  26. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  27. 450 ftSharp right onto Whitney Spur Rail Trail, heading NE.
  28. 0.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

47% dirt40% gravel6% paved1% boardwalk6% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 84°F63°
Precip0%Wind7 mphUV7Humidity80%
Rained 0.4″ yesterday (0.8″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
85°60°
Sunrise 5:40 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:01 PM
Wed 85°63°
Thu 88°72° 26%
Fri 94°73° 27%
Sat 90°70° 36%
Sun 86°69° 16%
Mon 93°74° 15%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.8 mi in (~44 min). Leave by 6:56 PM for the 8:01 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:59 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Cohasset stop 248 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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