Bancroft Trail is a 5-mile out-and-back in Whitney & Thayer Woods near Hingham Center, MA. It is mostly level, with 112 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Bancroft Trail
5 mi · ▲ 112 ft · 1 hr 43 min
Elevation 43–99 ft
Out & Back · Whitney & Thayer Woods
Trailhead: 42.22739, -70.86346
Weather Sep 20: Drizzle, high 64°F / low 49° · precip 50% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:29 AM · sunset 6:46 PM
Bikes allowed on the whole route
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading E.
- 0.8 miSharp right onto James Hill Lane, heading NW.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading NE.
- 500 ftBear left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.7 miTurn left onto Bancroft Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right, heading E.
- 0.1 miReach Bancroft Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 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.
- 0.4 miSharp left, heading W.
- 0.8 miBear right, heading SE.
- 0.2 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 0.1 mi in (~4 min). Leave by 6:22 PM for the 6:46 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:05 PM — 9 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Bikes allowed on the whole route
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