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
Directions
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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 Sep 21: sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 6:44 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading S.
- 0.4 miBear right onto James Hill Lane, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miReach James Hill Lane, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Whitney Spur Rail Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto James Hill Lane, heading N.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading SW.
- 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
68% dirt27% gravel2% grass3% 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
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- 3.4 mi · out & back · via Whitney Spur Rail Trail
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- 5.1 mi · out & back · via Whitney Spur Rail Trail
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