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Mary Cummings Park

Pipeline Trail & Whispering Hill Loop

2.3 mi · ▲ 219 ft · 53 min

Pipeline Trail & Whispering Hill Loop is a 2.3-mile out-and-back in Mary Cummings Park near Cummingsville, MA. It is mostly level, with 219 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi121 – 272 ft2.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Whispering Hill Trail 42.47686, -71.18445
Nearest town Cummingsville, MA
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Pipeline Trail & Whispering Hill Loop

2.3 mi · ▲ 219 ft · 53 min

Elevation 123–274 ft

Out & Back · Mary Cummings Park

Trailhead: Whispering Hill Trail · 42.47686, -71.18445

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 81°F / low 61° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:41 AM · sunset 8:03 PM

Transit-accessible: Cambridge Rd @ Sylvanus Wood Ln stop 87 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Whispering Hill Trail, heading W.
  2. 0.2 miBear left onto Whispering Hill Loop, heading SW.
  3. 0.2 miBear left onto Shortcut Trail, heading W.
  4. 0.2 miSharp right onto Stone Wall Trail, heading N.
  5. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  6. 150 ftTurn left onto Central Connector Trail, heading NW.
  7. 300 ftContinue straight onto Barons Loop Trail, heading W.
  8. 50 ftContinue straight onto Central Connector Trail, heading W.
  9. 0.1 miTurn right onto Pipeline Trail, heading S.
  10. 0.2 miBear right, heading NW.
  11. 350 ftBear left onto Wetlands Trail, heading N.
  12. 50 ftTurn right onto Pipeline Trail, heading N.
  13. 0.1 miReach Whispering Hill Loop, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  14. 0.1 miTurn left onto Wetlands Trail, heading N.
  15. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  16. 400 ftBear left onto Pipeline Trail, heading SE.
  17. 0.2 miTurn left onto Central Connector Trail, heading SE.
  18. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Barons Loop Trail, heading SE.
  19. 50 ftContinue straight onto Central Connector Trail, heading SE.
  20. 350 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  21. 150 ftBear right onto Stone Wall Trail, heading N.
  22. 50 ftSharp left onto Shortcut Trail, heading N.
  23. 0.2 miBear right onto Whispering Hill Loop, heading NE.
  24. 0.2 miBear right onto Whispering Hill Trail, heading E.
  25. 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/pipeline-trail-out-back-8877

Trail surface

14% dirt7% grass79% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 81°F61°
Precip0%Wind6 mphUV7Humidity85%
Rained 1.8″ yesterday (2.4″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
85°60°
Sunrise 5:41 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:03 PM
Wed 83°62°
Thu 90°72° 26%
Fri 97°73° 28%
Sat 94°71° 40%
Sun 95°68°
Mon 94°74° 15%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~12 min). Leave by 7:30 PM for the 8:03 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:25 PM — 9 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Cambridge Rd @ Sylvanus Wood Ln stop 87 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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