Woodside Cemetery Pond via Whitney Spur Rail Trail is a 5-mile out-and-back in Wompatuck State Park near South Hingham, MA. The route reaches Woodside Cemetery Pond at the turnaround, 2.5 miles in. It is mostly level, with 81 ft of elevation gain. It scores 2/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi36 – 112 ft5.8 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 42.21490, -70.86150
Nearest town South Hingham, MA
Directions
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Woodside Cemetery Pond via Whitney Spur Rail Trail
5 mi · ▲ 81 ft · 1 hr 42 min
Elevation 37–112 ft
Out & Back · Wompatuck State Park
Trailhead: 42.21490, -70.86150
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 83°F / low 63° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:40 AM · sunset 8:01 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading NW.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 100 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 250 ftBear left, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 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.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
- 150 ftBear right, heading N.
- 0.3 miReach Woodside Cemetery Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading NW.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Whitney Spur Rail Trail, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 150 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 200 ftBear right, heading S.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
- 150 ftSharp right, heading E.
- 0.1 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
38% dirt36% paved10% gravel16% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 83°F63°
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°63°
Thu
88°71°
27%
Fri
94°73°
28%
Sat
89°70°
36%
Sun
86°68°
16%
Mon
93°74°
15%
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.6 mi in (~16 min). Leave by 7:25 PM for the 8:01 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:31 PM — 1 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint
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