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.
Elevation
0 mi36 – 180 ft2.4 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 42.23969, -70.85226
Nearest town Nantasket Junction, MA
Directions
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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 Aug 4: Overcast, high 84°F / low 63° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:40 AM · sunset 8:01 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.
Trail surface
56% dirt7% gravel3% paved34% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 84°F63°
Precip0%Wind6 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°64°
Thu
88°71°
26%
Fri
94°73°
27%
Sat
89°70°
37%
Sun
86°69°
15%
Mon
93°74°
15%
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:41 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 8:01 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:32 PM.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from this trailhead
- Turkey Hill Road & Whitney Spur Rail Trail 1.9 mi · ▲ 138 ft
- Turkey Hill Road 2 mi · ▲ 167 ft
- James Hill Lane 2.1 mi · ▲ 112 ft
- Turkey Hill Road 2.2 mi · ▲ 141 ft
- James Hill Lane–Milliken Memorial Path Loop, 3 sights 4 mi · ▲ 146 ft
- Triphammer Pond & Woodpecker Pond via Whitney Spur Rail Trail 5 mi · ▲ 140 ft
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