Pine Run
4.5 mi · ▲ 57 ft · 1 hr 32 min
Pine Run is a 4.5-mile out-and-back in Wompatuck State Park near Hingham Center, MA. It is mostly level, with 57 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 9/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Pine Run
4.5 mi · ▲ 57 ft · 1 hr 32 min
Elevation 58–147 ft
Out & Back · Wompatuck State Park
Trailhead: 42.21805, -70.86388
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:29 AM · sunset 6:46 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading SE.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto DH Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Pine Run, heading S.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading SW.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading S.
- 250 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 250 ftBear right, heading S.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.3 miBear left onto DH Trail, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 250 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftArrive 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 1.6 mi in (~41 min). Leave by 5:46 PM for the 6:46 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:41 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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