Bigelow Boulder–Bancroft Trail, 4 sights is a 3.5-mile out-and-back in Whitney & Thayer Woods near Black Rock, MA. The route reaches Bigelow Boulder at the turnaround, 1.6 miles in. It is mostly level, with 110 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi36 – 98 ft3.9 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Whitney Spur Rail Trail 42.24196, -70.83706
Nearest town Black Rock, MA
Directions
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Bigelow Boulder–Bancroft Trail, 4 sights
3.5 mi · ▲ 110 ft · 1 hr 13 min
Elevation 36–99 ft
Out & Back · Whitney & Thayer Woods
Trailhead: Whitney Spur Rail Trail · 42.24196, -70.83706
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 84°F / low 63° · precip 0% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 5:40 AM · sunset 8:01 PM
Transit-accessible: Cohasset stop 248 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Whitney Spur Rail Trail, heading S.
- 0.6 miSharp left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading NE.
- 500 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.4 miBear left onto Boulder Lane, heading SE.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Bancroft Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miPass Bigelow Boulder.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.3 miSharp left, heading NW.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading N.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Turkey Hill Road, heading N.
- 200 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left onto Whitney Spur Rail Trail, heading SW.
- 0.5 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
37% dirt22% gravel41% 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
85°63°
Thu
88°72°
26%
Fri
94°73°
27%
Sat
90°70°
36%
Sun
86°69°
16%
Mon
93°74°
15%
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.4 mi in (~36 min). Leave by 7:05 PM for the 8:01 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:51 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Cohasset stop 248 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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