Rockland Rail Trail
3.4 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 1 hr 9 min
Rockland Rail Trail is a 3.4-mile out-and-back near West Hanover, MA. It is mostly level, with 26 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Rockland Rail Trail
3.4 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 1 hr 9 min
Elevation 82–134 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Hanover Branch Rail Trail · 42.11870, -70.88225
Weather Sep 21: Drizzle, high 64°F / low 50° · precip 50% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:29 AM · sunset 6:46 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Hanover Branch Rail Trail, heading NW.
- 0.9 miContinue straight onto Rockland Rail Trail, heading W.
- 0.9 miReach Rockland Rail Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.7 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 0.1 mi in (~2 min). Leave by 6:25 PM for the 6:46 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:03 PM — 11 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
- 2 mi · out & back · via Rockland Rail Trail
- 2.3 mi · out & back · via Rockland Rail Trail
- 2.8 mi · out & back · via Rockland Rail Trail
- 2.9 mi · out & back · via Rockland Rail Trail
- 3.6 mi · out & back · via Rockland Rail Trail
- 6.6 mi · out & back · via Rockland Rail Trail
- 6.7 mi · out & back · via Rockland Rail Trail
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- Rockland Rail Trail 5.9 mi · ▲ 53 ft
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