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Whitney & Thayer Woods

Turkey Hill–Bigelow Boulder, 5 sights

4.2 mi · ▲ 230 ft · 1 hr 31 min

Turkey Hill–Bigelow Boulder, 5 sights is a 4.2-mile out-and-back in Whitney & Thayer Woods near Black Rock, MA. The route passes Bigelow Boulder and Turkey Hill. It is mostly level, with 230 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi36 – 184 ft4.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Bancroft Trail 42.23407, -70.82400
Nearest town Black Rock, MA
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Turkey Hill–Bigelow Boulder, 5 sights

4.2 mi · ▲ 230 ft · 1 hr 31 min

Elevation 38–185 ft

Out & Back · Whitney & Thayer Woods

Trailhead: Bancroft Trail · 42.23407, -70.82400

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 83°F / low 63° · precip 0% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 5:40 AM · sunset 8:00 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Bancroft Trail, heading S.
  2. 0.5 miPass Bigelow Boulder.
  3. 150 ftContinue straight onto Boulder Lane, heading W.
  4. 0.5 miBear right, heading NW.
  5. 0.4 miTurn left, heading W.
  6. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  7. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  8. 0.1 miBear left onto Turkey Hill Road, heading N.
  9. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
  10. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  11. 0.2 miPass Turkey Hill.
  12. 300 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  13. 150 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  14. 450 ftTurn left, heading W.
  15. 200 ftTurn right, heading W.
  16. 0.1 miSharp right, heading NE.
  17. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
  18. 350 ftBear left, heading SE.
  19. 150 ftTurn right, heading S.
  20. 0.1 miSharp left, heading S.
  21. 150 ftSharp right, heading S.
  22. 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
  23. 0.5 miTurn left onto Bancroft Trail, heading SE.
  24. 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
  25. 0.1 miSharp left, heading SE.
  26. 0.6 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/turkey-hill-out-back-7-km-fd79

Trail surface

36% dirt5% gravel2% paved57% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 83°F63°
Precip0%Wind7 mphUV7Humidity78%
Rained 0.4″ yesterday (0.7″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
85°60°
Sunrise 5:40 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:00 PM
Wed 85°64°
Thu 88°71° 26%
Fri 94°72° 27%
Sat 89°69° 36%
Sun 86°68° 16%
Mon 93°74° 15%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.9 mi in (~50 min). Leave by 6:51 PM for the 8:00 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:03 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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