Turkey Hill–Turkey Hill Road, 3 sights is a 2.8-mile out-and-back in Whitney & Thayer Woods near Black Rock, MA. The route reaches Turkey Hill. It is mostly level, with 169 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Turkey Hill–Turkey Hill Road, 3 sights
2.8 mi · ▲ 169 ft · 1 hr 1 min
Elevation 36–187 ft
Out & Back · Whitney & Thayer Woods
Trailhead: Whitney Spur Rail Trail · 42.24196, -70.83706
Weather Sep 20: Drizzle, high 64°F / low 50° · precip 50% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:29 AM · sunset 6:46 PM
Transit-accessible: Cohasset stop 248 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Whitney Spur Rail Trail, heading S.
- 0.6 miBear right, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear left onto Turkey Hill Road, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miPass Turkey Hill.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 300 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.3 miSharp left, heading SW.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftSharp right onto Whitney Spur Rail Trail, heading SW.
- 0.5 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.9 mi in (~26 min). Leave by 6:00 PM for the 6:46 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:24 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Cohasset stop 248 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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