Hanover Branch Rail Trail via Rockland Rail Trail
3.6 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 12 min
Hanover Branch Rail Trail via Rockland Rail Trail is a 3.6-mile out-and-back in Colby/Phillips Property near West Hanover, MA. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Hanover Branch Rail Trail via Rockland Rail Trail
3.6 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 12 min
Elevation 71–94 ft
Out & Back · Colby/Phillips Property
Trailhead: 42.12123, -70.88547
Weather Sep 21: Drizzle, high 64°F / low 49° · precip 50% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:29 AM · sunset 6:46 PM
- Start on Colby Phillips Trail, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Rockland Rail Trail, heading E.
- 0.7 miContinue straight onto Hanover Branch Rail Trail, heading SE.
- 0.3 miReach Hanover Branch Rail Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Colby Phillips Trail, heading E.
- 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.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:26 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 6:46 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:14 PM.
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