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Bancroft Trail is a 5-mile out-and-back in Whitney & Thayer Woods near Hingham Center, MA. It is mostly level, with 112 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi43 – 98 ft5.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.22739, -70.86346
Nearest town Hingham Center, MA

Directions

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Bancroft Trail

5 mi · ▲ 112 ft · 1 hr 43 min

Elevation 43–99 ft

Out & Back · Whitney & Thayer Woods

Trailhead: 42.22739, -70.86346

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 83°F / low 63° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:40 AM · sunset 8:01 PM

Bikes allowed on the whole route

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 0.3 miBear left, heading E.
  3. 0.8 miSharp right onto James Hill Lane, heading NW.
  4. 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
  5. 0.2 miBear right, heading NE.
  6. 500 ftBear left, heading E.
  7. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  8. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  9. 0.7 miTurn left onto Bancroft Trail, heading E.
  10. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  11. 0.1 miReach Bancroft Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
  13. 0.7 miTurn left, heading N.
  14. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  15. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  16. 450 ftBear left, heading NW.
  17. 0.2 miTurn right onto James Hill Lane, heading N.
  18. 0.4 miSharp left, heading W.
  19. 0.8 miBear right, heading SE.
  20. 0.2 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

57% dirt43% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 83°F63°
Precip0%Wind6 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 85°63°
Thu 88°71° 27%
Fri 94°73° 28%
Sat 89°70° 36%
Sun 86°68° 16%
Mon 93°74° 15%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~4 min). Leave by 7:36 PM for the 8:01 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:19 PM — 13 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Bikes allowed on the whole route

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