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Whitney & Thayer Woods

Rooster Rock & Triphammer Pond via Whitney Spur Rail Trail

6.3 mi · ▲ 146 ft · 2 hr 10 min

Rooster Rock & Triphammer Pond via Whitney Spur Rail Trail is a 6.3-mile out-and-back in Whitney & Thayer Woods near Cole Corner, MA. The route passes Triphammer Pond before reaching Rooster Rock at the turnaround, 3.1 miles in. It is mostly level, with 146 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi23 – 102 ft7.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: connector 42.22218, -70.87234
Nearest town Cole Corner, MA
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Rooster Rock & Triphammer Pond via Whitney Spur Rail Trail

6.3 mi · ▲ 146 ft · 2 hr 10 min

Elevation 24–103 ft

Out & Back · Whitney & Thayer Woods

Trailhead: connector · 42.22218, -70.87234

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 0.4 miPass Triphammer Pond.
  3. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
  4. 350 ftTurn right, heading N.
  5. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  6. 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
  7. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  8. 200 ftTurn left, heading N.
  9. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  10. 0.3 miBear left, heading E.
  11. 150 ftTurn right, heading E.
  12. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Whitney Spur Rail Trail, heading NE.
  13. 100 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  14. 0.4 miTurn right onto James Hill Lane, heading NE.
  15. 250 ftTurn left, heading N.
  16. 0.2 miBear right, heading N.
  17. 500 ftBear left, heading NE.
  18. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  19. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  20. 0.7 miTurn right onto Bancroft Trail, heading SE.
  21. 0.4 miReach Rooster Rock, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  22. 0.4 miTurn left, heading NE.
  23. 0.7 miTurn left, heading NW.
  24. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  25. 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
  26. 450 ftBear left, heading NW.
  27. 0.2 miTurn right onto James Hill Lane, heading NW.
  28. 300 ftTurn left onto Whitney Spur Rail Trail, heading N.
  29. 0.4 miTurn right, heading S.
  30. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  31. 150 ftBear right, heading S.
  32. 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
  33. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  34. 150 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  35. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  36. 150 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  37. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  38. 350 ftTurn right, heading W.
  39. 0.6 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/triphammer-pond-bancroft-trail-out-back-9-km

Trail surface

67% dirt8% gravel8% paved17% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:40 AMSunset 8:01 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.9 mi in (~22 min). Leave by 7:19 PM for the 8:01 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:37 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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