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Wompatuck State Park

James Hill Lane–Milliken Memorial Path Loop, 3 sights

4 mi · ▲ 146 ft · 1 hr 24 min

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
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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 Aug 4: Overcast, high 84°F / low 63° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:40 AM · sunset 8:01 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  3. 0.1 miBear right, heading SE.
  4. 0.2 miTurn right onto Whitney Spur Rail Trail, heading S.
  5. 0.2 miTurn left onto James Hill Lane, heading E.
  6. 0.3 miBear right onto Milliken Memorial Path, heading SE.
  7. 0.7 miBear right, heading S.
  8. 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
  9. 0.2 miSharp right, heading S.
  10. 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
  11. 250 ftSharp right, heading W.
  12. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
  13. 0.4 miTurn right, heading NW.
  14. 350 ftContinue straight onto Doane Street, heading W.
  15. 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
  16. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  17. 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
  18. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  19. 350 ftBear left, heading W.
  20. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
  21. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
  22. 350 ftTurn right, heading N.
  23. 0.1 miSharp right onto James Hill Lane, heading N.
  24. 0.2 miBear left, heading E.
  25. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/james-hill-lane-milliken-memorial-path-out-back-9-km

Trail surface

38% dirt34% gravel10% paved18% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 84°F63°
Precip0%Wind6 mphUV7Humidity80%
Rained 0.4″ yesterday (0.8″ 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 85°64°
Thu 88°71° 26%
Fri 94°73° 27%
Sat 89°70° 37%
Sun 86°69° 15%
Mon 93°74° 15%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:41 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 8:01 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:32 PM.

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