Bancroft Trail & James Hill Lane is a 3.5-mile out-and-back in Whitney & Thayer Woods near Nantasket Junction, MA. It is mostly level, with 166 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi43 – 115 ft3.9 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: James Hill Lane 42.23075, -70.85919
Nearest town Nantasket Junction, MA
Directions
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Bancroft Trail & James Hill Lane
3.5 mi · ▲ 166 ft · 1 hr 15 min
Elevation 43–115 ft
Out & Back · Whitney & Thayer Woods
Trailhead: James Hill Lane · 42.23075, -70.85919
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 6:44 PM
- Start on James Hill Lane, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading NE.
- 500 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.7 miTurn left onto Bancroft Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading NE.
- 100 ftReach James Hill Lane, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right, heading N.
- 450 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto James Hill Lane, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading W.
- 350 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
72% dirt28% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:30 AMSunset 6:44 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~2 min). Leave by 6:23 PM for the 6:44 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:01 PM — 11 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
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