AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

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.

Elevation

0 mi82 – 135 ft3.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Hanover Branch Rail Trail 42.11870, -70.88225
Nearest town West Hanover, MA
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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 Aug 4: sunrise 5:40 AM · sunset 8:00 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 150 ftContinue straight onto Hanover Branch Rail Trail, heading NW.
  3. 0.9 miContinue straight onto Rockland Rail Trail, heading W.
  4. 0.9 miReach Rockland Rail Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 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.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/rockland-rail-trail-out-back-6-km-1799

Trail surface

91% paved9% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:40 AMSunset 8:00 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~8 min). Leave by 7:32 PM for the 8:00 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:24 PM — 8 min before dark.

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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