Pine Island via Vietnam Veterans Drive
1.2 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 24 min
Pine Island via Vietnam Veterans Drive is a 1.2-mile out-and-back in Merrymount Park near Wollaston, MA. The route reaches Pine Island at the turnaround, 0.5 miles in. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Pine Island via Vietnam Veterans Drive
1.2 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 24 min
Elevation 9–32 ft
Out & Back · Merrymount Park
Trailhead: 42.26291, -71.01103
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 86°F / low 63° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:41 AM · sunset 8:01 PM
Transit-accessible: Hancock St opp Standish Ave stop 76 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left, heading E.
- 100 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 150 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 100 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
- 350 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.1 miReach Pine Island, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Vietnam Veterans Drive, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading W.
- 50 ftBear 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.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.4 mi in (~9 min). Leave by 7:32 PM for the 8:01 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:25 PM — 7 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Hancock St opp Standish Ave stop 76 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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