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 Sep 20: Drizzle, high 64°F / low 50° · precip 50% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:29 AM · sunset 6:46 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
DrizzleTemperature 64°F50°
Precip50%Wind3 mphUV1Humidity90%
Rained 0.9″ 7 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
65°50°
Sunrise 6:29 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:46 PM
Mon
63°56°
52%
Tue
60°55°
Wed
61°56°
Thu
61°56°
22%
Fri
61°55°
46%
Sat
57°55°
47%
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.4 mi in (~36 min). Leave by 5:50 PM for the 6:46 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:36 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
More from Whitney Spur Rail Trail Trailhead
- Heron Pond–Boundary Pond, 6 sights 10 mi · ▲ 135 ft
- James Hill Lane & Whitney Spur Rail Trail 3.1 mi · ▲ 56 ft
- Prospect Hill–Triphammer Pond, 3 summits 8 mi · ▲ 279 ft
- Aaron River Reservoir–Ayer's Lane, 4 sights 5.8 mi · ▲ 135 ft
- Rooster Rock–Bancroft Trail, 4 sights 3.8 mi · ▲ 168 ft
- Turkey Hill–Turkey Hill Road, 3 sights 2.8 mi · ▲ 169 ft
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