Bigelow Boulder–Bancroft Trail, 4 sights is a 3.1-mile out-and-back in Whitney & Thayer Woods near North Cohasset, MA. The route reaches Bigelow Boulder at the turnaround, 1.3 miles in. It is mostly level, with 193 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi36 – 167 ft3.5 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 42.24222, -70.84854
Nearest town North Cohasset, MA
Directions
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Bigelow Boulder–Bancroft Trail, 4 sights
3.1 mi · ▲ 193 ft · 1 hr 8 min
Elevation 38–168 ft
Out & Back · Whitney & Thayer Woods
Trailhead: 42.24222, -70.84854
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 84°F / low 63° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:40 AM · sunset 8:01 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
- 350 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.4 miBear left onto Boulder Lane, heading SE.
- 0.4 miPass Bigelow Boulder.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Bancroft Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.3 miSharp left, heading NW.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading NE.
- 150 ftSharp left onto Turkey Hill Road, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 450 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
28% dirt5% gravel2% paved65% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 84°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°64°
Thu
88°71°
26%
Fri
94°73°
27%
Sat
89°70°
37%
Sun
86°69°
15%
Mon
93°74°
15%
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.1 mi in (~30 min). Leave by 7:10 PM for the 8:01 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:46 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from this trailhead
- Turkey Hill & Turkey Hill Road Loop 1.1 mi · ▲ 119 ft
- Rooster Rock–Bancroft Trail, 3 sights 3.5 mi · ▲ 112 ft
- Triphammer Pond via Whitney Spur Rail Trail 3.7 mi · ▲ 54 ft
- Ayer's Lane–Doane Street, 3 sights 5.1 mi · ▲ 175 ft
- Whitney Spur Rail Trail 5.9 mi · ▲ 165 ft
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