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Whitney & Thayer Woods

Bancroft Trail & James Hill Lane

3.5 mi · ▲ 166 ft · 1 hr 15 min

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
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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 Aug 4: Overcast, high 83°F / low 63° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:40 AM · sunset 8:01 PM

  1. Start on James Hill Lane, heading E.
  2. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  3. 0.5 miTurn left, heading N.
  4. 0.2 miBear right, heading NE.
  5. 500 ftBear left, heading SE.
  6. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  7. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  8. 0.7 miTurn left onto Bancroft Trail, heading SE.
  9. 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
  10. 0.1 miSharp left, heading NE.
  11. 100 ftReach James Hill Lane, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  13. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  14. 0.7 miTurn left, heading N.
  15. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  16. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  17. 450 ftBear left, heading NW.
  18. 0.2 miTurn right onto James Hill Lane, heading N.
  19. 0.5 miTurn right, heading W.
  20. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/bancroft-trail-james-hill-lane-out-back-6-km

Trail surface

72% dirt28% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 83°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°63°
Thu 88°71° 27%
Fri 94°73° 28%
Sat 89°70° 36%
Sun 86°68° 16%
Mon 93°74° 15%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~2 min). Leave by 7:39 PM for the 8:01 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:17 PM — 15 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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