Triphammer Pond & Bancroft Trail via Whitney Spur Rail Trail is a 5.1-mile out-and-back in Wompatuck State Park near South Hingham, MA. The route reaches Triphammer Pond. It is mostly level, with 134 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi43 – 98 ft6.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 42.21637, -70.86317
Nearest town South Hingham, MA
Directions
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Triphammer Pond & Bancroft Trail via Whitney Spur Rail Trail
5.1 mi · ▲ 134 ft · 1 hr 46 min
Elevation 43–99 ft
Out & Back · Wompatuck State Park
Trailhead: 42.21637, -70.86317
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:40 AM · sunset 8:01 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.2 miPass Triphammer Pond.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Whitney Spur Rail Trail, heading N.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto James Hill Lane, heading NE.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading N.
- 450 ftBear left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.7 miTurn left onto Bancroft Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading SE.
- 50 ftReach Triphammer Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 450 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto James Hill Lane, heading NW.
- 300 ftTurn left onto Whitney Spur Rail Trail, heading NW.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 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
49% dirt22% paved9% gravel20% unspecified
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 8:29 PM — 3 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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