Doane Street & James Hill Lane
4.7 mi · ▲ 165 ft · 1 hr 39 min
Doane Street & James Hill Lane is a 4.7-mile out-and-back in Wompatuck State Park near Beechwood, MA. It is mostly level, with 165 ft of elevation gain. It scores 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Doane Street & James Hill Lane
4.7 mi · ▲ 165 ft · 1 hr 39 min
Elevation 46–133 ft
Out & Back · Wompatuck State Park
Trailhead: Doane Street · 42.21591, -70.82412
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 83°F / low 62° · precip 0% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 5:40 AM · sunset 8:00 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Doane Street, heading NW.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading W.
- 250 ftBear left, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading NW.
- 300 ftSharp right, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 350 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto James Hill Lane, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.1 miReach Doane Street, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading SE.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Doane Street, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading E.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading E.
- 250 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading SE.
- 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 1.2 mi in (~30 min). Leave by 7:10 PM for the 8:00 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:44 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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More from Doane Street Trailhead
- Aaron River Reservoir & Holly Pond 3.7 mi · ▲ 57 ft
- Lily Pond via Doane Street 4.2 mi · ▲ 139 ft
- Woodside Cemetery Pond–Ayer's Lane, 4 sights 5 mi · ▲ 163 ft
- Doane Street–James Hill Lane, 3 sights 5 mi · ▲ 192 ft
- Ayer's Lane–Bancroft Trail, 4 sights 5.1 mi · ▲ 136 ft
- Woodside Cemetery Pond–Doane Street, 3 sights 5.2 mi · ▲ 170 ft
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