Bigelow Boulder–Triphammer Pond, 3 rocks is a 5.4-mile out-and-back in Whitney & Thayer Woods near Hingham Center, MA. The route passes Triphammer Pond before reaching Bigelow Boulder at the turnaround, 2.7 miles in. It is mostly level, with 111 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi33 – 98 ft6.0 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 42.22473, -70.86663
Nearest town Hingham Center, MA
Directions
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Bigelow Boulder–Triphammer Pond, 3 rocks
5.4 mi · ▲ 111 ft · 1 hr 51 min
Elevation 33–99 ft
Out & Back · Whitney & Thayer Woods
Trailhead: 42.22473, -70.86663
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 84°F / low 64° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:40 AM · sunset 8:01 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 50 ftPass Triphammer Pond.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading NE.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Whitney Spur Rail Trail, heading NE.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto James Hill Lane, heading NE.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading N.
- 450 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.4 miBear left onto Boulder Lane, heading SE.
- 0.5 miReach Bigelow Boulder, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 500 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto James Hill Lane, heading N.
- 250 ftTurn left onto Whitney Spur Rail Trail, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 150 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 200 ftTurn right, 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
66% dirt9% gravel6% paved19% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 84°F64°
Precip0%Wind6 mphUV7Humidity79%
Rained 0.5″ yesterday (1″ 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°64°
Thu
88°72°
27%
Fri
94°73°
28%
Sat
90°70°
36%
Sun
86°69°
16%
Mon
93°74°
15%
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.6 mi in (~15 min). Leave by 7:26 PM for the 8:01 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:30 PM — 2 min before dark.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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- Prospect Hill & Triphammer Pond via DH Trail 4.8 mi · ▲ 255 ft
- Aaron River Reservoir–Triphammer Pond, 4 lakes 5.2 mi · ▲ 109 ft
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