W, Hanover Branch Rail Trail, Rockland MA.jpg
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Rockland Rail Trail is a 2-mile out-and-back near Rockland, MA. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi112 – 128 ft2.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.12592, -70.92025
Nearest town Rockland, MA

Directions

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Rockland Rail Trail

2 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 40 min

Elevation 111–129 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 42.12592, -70.92025

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:40 AM · sunset 8:01 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 200 ftTurn left onto Rockland Rail Trail, heading W.
  3. 1 miReach Rockland Rail Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 1 miTurn right, heading S.
  5. 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

96% paved4% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 5:40 AMSunset 8:01 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.5 mi in (~13 min). Leave by 7:28 PM for the 8:01 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:28 PM — 3 min before dark.

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