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Doane Street is a 3.1-mile out-and-back in Wompatuck State Park near South Hingham, MA. It is mostly level, with 54 ft of elevation gain. It scores 11/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi52 – 118 ft3.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.20911, -70.85556
Nearest town South Hingham, MA

Directions

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Doane Street

3.1 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 1 hr 4 min

Elevation 51–117 ft

Out & Back · Wompatuck State Park

Trailhead: 42.20911, -70.85556

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 83°F / low 63° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:40 AM · sunset 8:01 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 0.5 miSharp right, heading E.
  3. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
  4. 350 ftTurn left, heading N.
  5. 100 ftBear left, heading NW.
  6. 200 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  7. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
  8. 0.1 miBear right, heading NW.
  9. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
  10. 300 ftBear left, heading W.
  11. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  12. 50 ftContinue straight onto Doane Street, heading W.
  13. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  14. 0.1 miSharp right, heading S.
  15. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
  16. 250 ftTurn left, heading E.
  17. 250 ftSharp right, heading E.
  18. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  19. 0.3 miSharp left, heading S.
  20. 400 ftSharp right, heading S.
  21. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  22. 100 ftBear right, heading S.
  23. 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
  24. 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

42% dirt35% paved23% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 83°F63°
Precip0%Wind6 mphUV7Humidity79%
Rained 0.5″ yesterday (1″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
85°60°
Sunrise 5:40 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:01 PM
Wed 84°63°
Thu 88°71° 27%
Fri 94°73° 28%
Sat 89°70° 36%
Sun 86°68° 16%
Mon 93°74° 15%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.7 mi in (~17 min). Leave by 7:23 PM for the 8:01 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:33 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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