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Colby/Phillips Property

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.

Elevation

0 mi72 – 95 ft3.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.12123, -70.88547
Nearest town West Hanover, MA
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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 Aug 4: sunrise 5:40 AM · sunset 8:00 PM

  1. Start on Colby Phillips Trail, heading NE.
  2. 0.4 miTurn left, heading W.
  3. 0.4 miTurn left onto Rockland Rail Trail, heading E.
  4. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Hanover Branch Rail Trail, heading SE.
  5. 0.3 miReach Hanover Branch Rail Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 1.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  7. 0.4 miTurn right onto Colby Phillips Trail, heading E.
  8. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/hanover-branch-rail-trail-out-back-6-km

Trail surface

54% paved19% dirt27% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:40 AMSunset 8:00 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.8 mi in (~44 min). Leave by 6:57 PM for the 8:00 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:00 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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