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Planters Hill–Brewer Grove, 3 groves is a 1.1-mile out-and-back in Worlds End Reservation near Nantasket Junction, MA. The route passes Brewer Grove before reaching Planters Hill at the turnaround, 0.6 miles in. It is mostly level, with 81 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi3 – 121 ft1.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.25896, -70.87253
Nearest town Nantasket Junction, MA

Directions

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Planters Hill–Brewer Grove, 3 groves

1.1 mi · ▲ 81 ft · 24 min

Elevation 2–120 ft

Out & Back · Worlds End Reservation

Trailhead: 42.25896, -70.87253

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

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 150 ftTurn right onto Brewers Road, heading W.
  3. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Planters Hill Loop, heading N.
  4. 0.1 miPass Brewer Grove.
  5. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  6. 350 ftReach Planters Hill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Brewers Road, heading SW.
  8. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
  9. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

87% gravel13% grass

Weather

OvercastTemperature 84°F63°
Precip0%Wind7 mphUV7Humidity81%
Rained 0.3″ 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 86°62°
Thu 88°72° 26%
Fri 95°73° 26%
Sat 90°70° 38%
Sun 86°69°
Mon 93°74° 15%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~8 min). Leave by 7:33 PM for the 8:01 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:22 PM — 10 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead