Ayer's Lane–Bancroft Trail, 3 sights
4.9 mi · ▲ 83 ft · 1 hr 40 min
Ayer's Lane–Bancroft Trail, 3 sights is a 4.9-mile out-and-back in Whitney & Thayer Woods near Black Rock, MA. It is mostly level, with 83 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Ayer's Lane–Bancroft Trail, 3 sights
4.9 mi · ▲ 83 ft · 1 hr 40 min
Elevation 48–104 ft
Out & Back · Whitney & Thayer Woods
Trailhead: 42.23080, -70.82041
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 6:44 PM
Bikes allowed on the whole route
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 0.7 miBear right, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Milliken Memorial Path, heading NW.
- 0.7 miBear right onto Ayer's Lane, heading NW.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading NE.
- 400 ftBear right, heading N.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Bancroft Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 0.1 miReach Ayer's Lane, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 350 ftBear left onto Ayer's Lane, heading NW.
- 350 ftSharp left, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Milliken Memorial Path, heading S.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.6 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:24 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 6:44 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:12 PM.
Good to know
- Bikes allowed on the whole route
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