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Whitney & Thayer Woods

James Hill Lane via Whitney Spur Rail Trail

2.8 mi · ▲ 113 ft · 59 min

James Hill Lane via Whitney Spur Rail Trail is a 2.8-mile out-and-back in Whitney & Thayer Woods near Nantasket Junction, MA. It is mostly level, with 113 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi52 – 135 ft3.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.23753, -70.85608
Nearest town Nantasket Junction, MA
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James Hill Lane via Whitney Spur Rail Trail

2.8 mi · ▲ 113 ft · 59 min

Elevation 52–136 ft

Out & Back · Whitney & Thayer Woods

Trailhead: 42.23753, -70.85608

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 84°F / low 63° · precip 0% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 5:40 AM · sunset 8:01 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 0.2 miSharp right, heading S.
  3. 0.4 miBear right onto James Hill Lane, heading W.
  4. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
  5. 0.1 miReach James Hill Lane, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
  7. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  8. 350 ftTurn left, heading E.
  9. 0.1 miTurn left onto Whitney Spur Rail Trail, heading E.
  10. 0.2 miTurn right onto James Hill Lane, heading N.
  11. 300 ftTurn left, heading N.
  12. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  13. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
  14. 0.4 miBear left, heading SW.
  15. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/james-hill-lane-out-back-6-km

Trail surface

68% dirt27% gravel2% grass3% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 84°F63°
Precip0%Wind7 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 84°63°
Thu 88°72° 26%
Fri 94°73° 27%
Sat 89°70° 37%
Sun 86°68° 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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