Rooster Rock–Ayer's Lane, 4 sights is a 4-mile out-and-back in Whitney & Thayer Woods near Nantasket Junction, MA. The route reaches Rooster Rock at the turnaround, 1.8 miles in. It is mostly level, with 172 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi43 – 135 ft4.4 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 42.23753, -70.85608
Nearest town Nantasket Junction, MA
Directions
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Rooster Rock–Ayer's Lane, 4 sights
4 mi · ▲ 172 ft · 1 hr 25 min
Elevation 43–136 ft
Out & Back · Whitney & Thayer Woods
Trailhead: 42.23753, -70.85608
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 84°F / low 63° · precip 0% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 5:40 AM · sunset 8:01 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.7 miTurn right onto Bancroft Trail, heading E.
- 0.3 miPass Rooster Rock.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Boulder Lane, heading W.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 350 ftBear left onto Ayer's Lane, heading NW.
- 400 ftSharp right, heading NW.
- 0.7 miBear left, heading NW.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading W.
- 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
54% dirt46% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 84°F63°
Precip0%Wind7 mphUV7Humidity80%
Rained 0.4″ 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
84°63°
Thu
88°72°
26%
Fri
94°73°
27%
Sat
89°70°
37%
Sun
86°68°
15%
Mon
93°74°
15%
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:41 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 8:01 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:32 PM.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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