Triphammer Pond & Whitney Spur Rail Trail is a 5.4-mile out-and-back in Wompatuck State Park near Cole Corner, MA. The route reaches Triphammer Pond. It is mostly level, with 26 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi23 – 82 ft6.0 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: connector 42.22218, -70.87234
Nearest town Cole Corner, MA
Directions
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Triphammer Pond & Whitney Spur Rail Trail
5.4 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 1 hr 49 min
Elevation 24–81 ft
Out & Back · Wompatuck State Park
Trailhead: connector · 42.22218, -70.87234
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 84°F / low 64° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:40 AM · sunset 8:01 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 0.4 miPass Triphammer Pond.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading E.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Whitney Spur Rail Trail, heading NE.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto James Hill Lane, heading NE.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftSharp right onto Whitney Spur Rail Trail, heading NE.
- 0.6 miReach Triphammer Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miSharp left, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto James Hill Lane, heading S.
- 300 ftTurn left onto Whitney Spur Rail Trail, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 150 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.6 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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Trail surface
55% dirt30% gravel9% paved6% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 84°F64°
Precip0%Wind6 mphUV7Humidity79%
Rained 0.5″ yesterday (1″ 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°64°
Thu
88°72°
27%
Fri
94°73°
28%
Sat
90°70°
36%
Sun
86°69°
16%
Mon
93°74°
15%
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.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from connector Trailhead
- Triphammer Pond via Whitney Spur Rail Trail 4 mi · ▲ 112 ft
- Aaron River Reservoir–Triphammer Pond, 4 lakes 5.6 mi · ▲ 114 ft
- Rooster Rock & Triphammer Pond via Whitney Spur Rail Trail 6.3 mi · ▲ 146 ft
- Lily Pond & Triphammer Pond 6.8 mi · ▲ 196 ft
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