Hanover Branch Rail Trail & Rockland Rail Trail is a 6.6-mile out-and-back near West Hanover, MA. It is mostly level, with 54 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi72 – 141 ft7.0 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Hanover Branch Rail Trail 42.11606, -70.87663
Nearest town West Hanover, MA
Directions
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Hanover Branch Rail Trail & Rockland Rail Trail
6.6 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 2 hr 14 min
Elevation 71–143 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Hanover Branch Rail Trail · 42.11606, -70.87663
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:40 AM · sunset 8:00 PM
- Start on Hanover Branch Rail Trail, heading NW.
- 2 miContinue straight onto Rockland Rail Trail, heading W.
- 1.4 miReach Hanover Branch Rail Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 3.1 miContinue straight onto Hanover Branch Rail Trail, heading SE.
- 0.1 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
94% paved6% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 5:40 AMSunset 8:00 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:40 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 8:00 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:32 PM.
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