Whitney & Thayer Woods

Turkey Hill & Turkey Hill Road Loop

1.1 mi · ▲ 119 ft · 26 min

Turkey Hill & Turkey Hill Road Loop is a 1.1-mile loop in Whitney & Thayer Woods near North Cohasset, MA. The route reaches Turkey Hill. It is mostly level, with 119 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi36 – 187 ft1.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.24222, -70.84854
Nearest town North Cohasset, MA

Directions

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Turkey Hill & Turkey Hill Road Loop

1.1 mi · ▲ 119 ft · 26 min

Elevation 38–187 ft

Loop · Whitney & Thayer Woods

Trailhead: 42.24222, -70.84854

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 84°F / low 63° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:40 AM · sunset 8:01 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
  3. 350 ftTurn right, heading W.
  4. 400 ftPass Turkey Hill.
  5. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  6. 300 ftSharp left onto Turkey Hill Lane, heading SW.
  7. 0.4 miBear left onto Turkey Hill Road, heading SE.
  8. 200 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  9. 350 ftTurn left, heading N.
  10. 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
  11. 50 ftThe loop closes back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

29% gravel6% paved65% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 84°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°64°
Thu 88°71° 26%
Fri 94°73° 27%
Sat 89°70° 37%
Sun 86°69° 15%
Mon 93°74° 15%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~12 min). Leave by 7:29 PM for the 8:01 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:24 PM — 8 min before dark.

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