Colby/Phillips Property Viewpoint & Colby Phillips Trail via Rockland Rail Trail
3.1 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 2 min
Colby/Phillips Property Viewpoint & Colby Phillips Trail via Rockland Rail Trail is a 3.1-mile out-and-back in Colby/Phillips Property near West Hanover, MA. The route reaches Colby/Phillips Property Viewpoint at the turnaround, 1.5 miles in. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Colby/Phillips Property Viewpoint & Colby Phillips Trail via Rockland Rail Trail
3.1 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 2 min
Elevation 80–94 ft
Out & Back · Colby/Phillips Property
Trailhead: Hanover Branch Rail Trail · 42.11870, -70.88225
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 6:44 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Hanover Branch Rail Trail, heading NW.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Colby Phillips Trail, heading N.
- 0.4 miSharp right, heading E.
- 250 ftReach Colby/Phillips Property Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 250 ftSharp left, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Rockland Rail Trail, heading S.
- 0.6 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~2 min). Leave by 6:23 PM for the 6:44 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:01 PM — 11 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- Rockland Rail Trail 5.9 mi · ▲ 53 ft
- Rockland Rail Trail 3.4 mi · ▲ 26 ft
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