Ayer's Lane & Turkey Hill Road Loop via James Hill Lane is a 2-mile loop in Whitney & Thayer Woods near Nantasket Junction, MA. It is mostly level, with 226 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Ayer's Lane & Turkey Hill Road Loop via James Hill Lane
2 mi · ▲ 226 ft · 47 min
Elevation 38–180 ft
Loop · Whitney & Thayer Woods
Trailhead: 42.23969, -70.85226
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:29 AM · sunset 6:46 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Turkey Hill Road, heading SE.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading S.
- 150 ftSharp left, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto James Hill Lane, heading S.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto Ayer's Lane, heading S.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading NE.
- 400 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading W.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.3 miSharp left, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftThe loop closes 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 6:26 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 6:46 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:14 PM.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- Whitney Spur Rail Trail 5.9 mi · ▲ 189 ft
- Turkey Hill Road & Whitney Spur Rail Trail 1.9 mi · ▲ 138 ft
- Whitney Spur Rail Trail 5.5 mi · ▲ 222 ft
- Whitney Spur Rail Trail 5.7 mi · ▲ 191 ft
- Lily Pond–Ayer's Lane, 4 sights 5.1 mi · ▲ 221 ft
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