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Wompatuck State Park

Triphammer Pond via Whitney Spur Rail Trail

4 mi · ▲ 83 ft · 1 hr 22 min

Triphammer Pond via Whitney Spur Rail Trail is a 4-mile out-and-back in Wompatuck State Park near Nantasket Junction, MA. The route reaches Triphammer Pond. It is mostly level, with 83 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi33 – 135 ft4.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.23753, -70.85608
Nearest town Nantasket Junction, MA
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Triphammer Pond via Whitney Spur Rail Trail

4 mi · ▲ 83 ft · 1 hr 22 min

Elevation 33–136 ft

Out & Back · Wompatuck State Park

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 0.2 miBear right, heading E.
  3. 0.1 miBear right, heading SE.
  4. 0.2 miTurn right onto Whitney Spur Rail Trail, heading SE.
  5. 0.6 miTurn right, heading SW.
  6. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
  7. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  8. 150 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  9. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  10. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  11. 100 ftBear right, heading S.
  12. 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
  13. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  14. 50 ftPass Triphammer Pond.
  15. 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
  16. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  17. 150 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  18. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  19. 350 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  20. 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
  21. 400 ftReach Triphammer Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  22. 400 ftBear right, heading W.
  23. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  24. 350 ftTurn right, heading E.
  25. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  26. 150 ftTurn right, heading E.
  27. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  28. 150 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  29. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  30. 0.3 miBear left, heading NE.
  31. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  32. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  33. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  34. 200 ftTurn left, heading E.
  35. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  36. 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  37. 0.6 miTurn left, heading N.
  38. 0.2 miBear left, heading NE.
  39. 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
  40. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/triphammer-pond-out-back-8-km-1664

Trail surface

50% dirt20% gravel13% paved17% 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.

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