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Wompatuck State Park

Prospect Hill via Whitney Spur Rail Trail

7.4 mi · ▲ 284 ft · 2 hr 37 min

Prospect Hill via Whitney Spur Rail Trail is a 7.4-mile out-and-back in Wompatuck State Park near Nantasket Junction, MA. The route reaches Prospect Hill at the turnaround, 3.7 miles in. It climbs 284 ft. It scores 8/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi52 – 240 ft9.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.23753, -70.85608
Nearest town Nantasket Junction, MA
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Prospect Hill via Whitney Spur Rail Trail

7.4 mi · ▲ 284 ft · 2 hr 37 min

Elevation 51–239 ft

Out & Back · Wompatuck State Park

Trailhead: 42.23753, -70.85608

Weather Sep 20: Drizzle, high 64°F / low 49° · precip 50% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 6:29 AM · sunset 6:46 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 0.2 miBear right, heading E.
  3. 0.1 miBear right, heading SE.
  4. 0.2 miTurn right onto Whitney Spur Rail Trail, heading SE.
  5. 0.6 miTurn right, heading SW.
  6. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
  7. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  8. 150 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  9. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  10. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  11. 100 ftBear right, heading S.
  12. 250 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  13. 150 ftTurn right, heading S.
  14. 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  15. 150 ftBear left, heading SW.
  16. 0.1 miBear right, heading SE.
  17. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  18. 200 ftBear right, heading S.
  19. 100 ftTurn right, heading S.
  20. 350 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  21. 0.4 miTurn left, heading SW.
  22. 0.3 miBear left, heading NW.
  23. 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
  24. 350 ftTurn left, heading S.
  25. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  26. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  27. 100 ftTurn right, heading S.
  28. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  29. 300 ftBear right, heading S.
  30. 250 ftTurn right, heading S.
  31. 0.1 miContinue straight onto DH Trail, heading S.
  32. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  33. 0.3 miBear right, heading S.
  34. 0.4 miTurn left, heading SW.
  35. 0.3 miBear left, heading SW.
  36. 150 ftReach Prospect Hill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  37. 150 ftBear right, heading S.
  38. 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
  39. 0.4 miBear left, heading NE.
  40. 0.4 miTurn left, heading NE.
  41. 250 ftBear left, heading N.
  42. 300 ftBear right, heading N.
  43. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  44. 100 ftTurn left, heading N.
  45. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  46. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  47. 350 ftBear left, heading NE.
  48. 100 ftBear right, heading N.
  49. 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
  50. 0.4 miTurn left, heading NE.
  51. 350 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  52. 100 ftBear left, heading NE.
  53. 200 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  54. 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
  55. 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
  56. 150 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  57. 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  58. 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
  59. 250 ftBear left, heading N.
  60. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  61. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  62. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  63. 200 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  64. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  65. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Whitney Spur Rail Trail, heading E.
  66. 100 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  67. 0.6 miTurn left, heading NW.
  68. 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
  69. 0.1 miBear left, heading NE.
  70. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/whitney-spur-rail-trail-out-back-14-km-4cb6

Trail surface

37% dirt17% paved11% gravel35% unspecified

Weather

DrizzleTemperature 64°F49°
Precip50%Wind2 mphUV1Humidity89%
Rained 0.9″ 7 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
65°45° 4 AM: 2% rain5 AM: 1% rain6 AM: 7% rain7 AM: 1% rain8 AM: 3% rain9 AM: 2% rain10 AM: 2% rain11 AM: 3% rain12 PM: 16% rain1 PM: 25% rain2 PM: 40% rain3 PM: 44% rain4 PM: 50% rain5 PM: 22% rain6 PM: 37% rain7 PM: 13% rain8 PM: 13% rain9 PM: 19% rain10 PM: 18% rain11 PM: 27% rain
Sunrise 6:29 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:46 PM
Mon 64°57° 58%
Tue 59°54°
Wed 61°56°
Thu 61°56° 22%
Fri 61°54° 45%
Sat 56°54° 47%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:26 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 6:46 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:14 PM.

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