Whitney Spur Rail Trail, March 2014.JPG
Pi.1415926535 · CC BY-SA 3.0

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.

Elevation

0 mi36 – 187 ft3.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Whitney Spur Rail Trail 42.24196, -70.83706
Nearest town Black Rock, MA

Directions

AMBLEWAYwww.ambleway.com

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

  1. Start on Whitney Spur Rail Trail, heading S.
  2. 0.6 miBear right, heading NW.
  3. 50 ftBear left onto Turkey Hill Road, heading W.
  4. 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  5. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  6. 0.2 miPass Turkey Hill.
  7. 100 ftTurn left, heading N.
  8. 300 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  9. 0.3 miSharp left, heading SW.
  10. 0.3 miBear right, heading SE.
  11. 0.4 miTurn right, heading S.
  12. 0.1 miSharp left, heading E.
  13. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
  14. 50 ftSharp right onto Whitney Spur Rail Trail, heading SW.
  15. 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.

Trail surface

45% dirt33% gravel6% grass16% unspecified

Weather

DrizzleTemperature 64°F50°
Precip50%Wind3 mphUV1Humidity90%
Rained 0.9″ 7 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
65°50° 4 AM: 2% rain5 AM: 1% rain6 AM: 7% rain7 AM: 2% rain8 AM: 2% rain9 AM: 2% rain10 AM: 2% rain11 AM: 3% rain12 PM: 15% rain1 PM: 24% rain2 PM: 39% rain3 PM: 44% rain4 PM: 50% rain5 PM: 23% rain6 PM: 37% rain7 PM: 13% rain8 PM: 13% rain9 PM: 14% rain10 PM: 14% rain11 PM: 24% rain
Sunrise 6:29 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:46 PM
Mon 63°56° 52%
Tue 60°55°
Wed 61°56°
Thu 61°56° 22%
Fri 61°55° 46%
Sat 57°55° 47%

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.

More sunset hikes nearby

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Cohasset stop 248 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

Other ways to reach this destination

More from Whitney Spur Rail Trail Trailhead