DH Trail
5.1 mi · ▲ 56 ft · 1 hr 44 min
DH Trail is a 5.1-mile out-and-back in Wompatuck State Park near South Hingham, MA. It is mostly level, with 56 ft of elevation gain. It scores 15/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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DH Trail
5.1 mi · ▲ 56 ft · 1 hr 44 min
Elevation 58–158 ft
Out & Back · Wompatuck State Park
Trailhead: 42.20490, -70.86341
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 83°F / low 63° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 5:40 AM · sunset 8:01 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 0.8 miBear right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading SW.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto DH Trail, heading S.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto M Road, heading SE.
- 0.1 miBear right onto P Road, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear left onto R Road, heading SE.
- 350 ftSharp right, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.3 miBear right onto P Road, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto M Road, heading NW.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto DH Trail, heading NW.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 250 ftBear left, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 0.7 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 1.3 mi in (~33 min). Leave by 7:07 PM for the 8:01 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:49 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
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More from this trailhead
- South Pleasant Street 2.7 mi · ▲ 54 ft
- Holly Pond via DH Trail 4.8 mi · ▲ 138 ft
- Pine Run 5.3 mi · ▲ 58 ft
- Pine Run 5.4 mi · ▲ 58 ft
- Cow Pond via DH Trail 6.2 mi · ▲ 56 ft
- Turkey Hill & Triphammer Pond via Whitney Spur Rail Trail 6.3 mi · ▲ 139 ft
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