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Whitney & Thayer Woods

Bancroft Trail & Turkey Hill Road

3.7 mi · ▲ 335 ft · 1 hr 24 min

Bancroft Trail & Turkey Hill Road is a 3.7-mile out-and-back in Whitney & Thayer Woods near Nantasket Junction, MA. It climbs 335 ft. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi33 – 180 ft4.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.23978, -70.86041
Nearest town Nantasket Junction, MA
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Bancroft Trail & Turkey Hill Road

3.7 mi · ▲ 335 ft · 1 hr 24 min

Elevation 32–181 ft

Out & Back · Whitney & Thayer Woods

Trailhead: 42.23978, -70.86041

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 84°F / low 63° · precip 0% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 5:40 AM · sunset 8:01 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 300 ftBear left, heading S.
  3. 400 ftTurn left, heading E.
  4. 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  5. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  6. 0.3 miBear left onto Turkey Hill Lane, heading S.
  7. 0.4 miBear left onto Turkey Hill Road, heading SE.
  8. 200 ftBear right, heading SE.
  9. 0.1 miBear left, heading E.
  10. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  11. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  12. 0.7 miTurn left onto Bancroft Trail, heading SE.
  13. 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
  14. 0.1 miSharp left, heading SE.
  15. 50 ftReach Turkey Hill Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  16. 100 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  17. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  18. 0.7 miTurn left, heading NW.
  19. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  20. 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
  21. 0.1 miBear left onto Turkey Hill Road, heading NW.
  22. 0.4 miBear right, heading NW.
  23. 0.3 miBear right, heading W.
  24. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  25. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
  26. 400 ftBear right, heading N.
  27. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/bancroft-trail-turkey-hill-road-out-back-6-km

Trail surface

46% dirt16% gravel10% grass28% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 84°F63°
Precip0%Wind7 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 84°63°
Thu 88°72° 26%
Fri 94°73° 27%
Sat 89°70° 37%
Sun 86°68° 15%
Mon 93°74° 15%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~10 min). Leave by 7:31 PM for the 8:01 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:24 PM — 8 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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