Colby Phillips Trail & Rockland Rail Trail
4.3 mi · ▲ 28 ft · 1 hr 27 min
Colby Phillips Trail & Rockland Rail Trail is a 4.3-mile out-and-back in Colby/Phillips Property near West Hanover, MA. It is mostly level, with 28 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Colby Phillips Trail & Rockland Rail Trail
4.3 mi · ▲ 28 ft · 1 hr 27 min
Elevation 81–134 ft
Out & Back · Colby/Phillips Property
Trailhead: 42.13090, -70.88114
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:40 AM · sunset 8:00 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Colby Phillips Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Rockland Rail Trail, heading W.
- 1.1 miReach Colby Phillips Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.1 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Colby Phillips Trail, heading E.
- 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.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~2 min). Leave by 7:38 PM for the 8:00 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:18 PM — 14 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
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- Colby Phillips Trail & Rockland Rail Trail 6.7 mi · ▲ 84 ft
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