James Hill Lane–Milliken Memorial Path Loop, 3 sights is a 4-mile loop in Wompatuck State Park near Nantasket Junction, MA. It is mostly level, with 146 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi56 – 157 ft4.5 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 42.23931, -70.85423
Nearest town Nantasket Junction, MA
Directions
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James Hill Lane–Milliken Memorial Path Loop, 3 sights
4 mi · ▲ 146 ft · 1 hr 24 min
Elevation 55–156 ft
Loop · Wompatuck State Park
Trailhead: 42.23931, -70.85423
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 6:44 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Whitney Spur Rail Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto James Hill Lane, heading E.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Milliken Memorial Path, heading SE.
- 0.7 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
- 250 ftSharp right, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto Doane Street, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 350 ftBear left, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.1 miSharp right onto James Hill Lane, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading E.
- 0.4 miThe loop closes back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
38% dirt34% gravel10% paved18% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:30 AMSunset 6:44 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:24 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 6:44 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:12 PM.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
- 1.9 mi · out & back · via Whitney Spur Rail Trail
- 2.7 mi · out & back · via Whitney Spur Rail Trail
- 2.9 mi · out & back · via Whitney Spur Rail Trail
- 3.1 mi · out & back · via Whitney Spur Rail Trail
- 3.4 mi · out & back · via Whitney Spur Rail Trail
- 4.7 mi · out & back · via Whitney Spur Rail Trail
- 5.1 mi · out & back · via Whitney Spur Rail Trail
- 5.1 mi · out & back · via Whitney Spur Rail Trail
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- Triphammer Pond & Woodpecker Pond via Whitney Spur Rail Trail 5 mi · ▲ 140 ft
- Prospect Hill via Whitney Spur Rail Trail 7.4 mi · ▲ 284 ft
- Whitney Spur Rail Trail 5.9 mi · ▲ 189 ft
- Turkey Hill Road & Whitney Spur Rail Trail 1.9 mi · ▲ 138 ft
- Whitney Spur Rail Trail 5.5 mi · ▲ 222 ft
- Whitney Spur Rail Trail 5.7 mi · ▲ 191 ft
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