Pine Run
4.4 mi · ▲ 83 ft · 1 hr 30 min
Pine Run is a 4.4-mile out-and-back in Wompatuck State Park near Hingham Center, MA. It is mostly level, with 83 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 11/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Pine Run
4.4 mi · ▲ 83 ft · 1 hr 30 min
Elevation 53–147 ft
Out & Back · Wompatuck State Park
Trailhead: 42.21715, -70.86162
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 84°F / low 63° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:40 AM · sunset 8:01 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading SE.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading S.
- 100 ftBear right, heading S.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left, heading S.
- 300 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto DH Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right, heading S.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Pine Run, heading S.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading SW.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading S.
- 250 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 250 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.3 miBear left onto DH Trail, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
- 250 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 350 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 350 ftBear left, heading N.
- 100 ftBear right, heading N.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading N.
- 100 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
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.9 mi in (~24 min). Leave by 7:17 PM for the 8:01 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:39 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from this trailhead
- Woodpecker Pond 2.1 mi · ▲ 29 ft
- Doane Street 2.8 mi · ▲ 55 ft
- Doane Street 2.9 mi · ▲ 55 ft
- Heron Pond & Chugga Chugga 3.3 mi · ▲ 82 ft
- Pine Run 4.2 mi · ▲ 80 ft
- Pine Run 4.2 mi · ▲ 53 ft
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