Turkey Hill Road is a 2.1-mile out-and-back in Whitney & Thayer Woods near Nantasket Junction, MA. It is mostly level, with 112 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi39 – 135 ft2.5 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 42.23753, -70.85608
Nearest town Nantasket Junction, MA
Directions
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Turkey Hill Road
2.1 mi · ▲ 112 ft · 45 min
Elevation 38–136 ft
Out & Back · Whitney & Thayer Woods
Trailhead: 42.23753, -70.85608
Weather Sep 20: Drizzle, high 64°F / low 49° · precip 50% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 6:29 AM · sunset 6:46 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading E.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Turkey Hill Road, heading E.
- 200 ftBear right, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.4 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left, heading W.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading W.
- 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
89% dirt3% gravel8% unspecified
Weather
DrizzleTemperature 64°F49°
Precip50%Wind2 mphUV1Humidity89%
Rained 0.9″ 7 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
65°45°
Sunrise 6:29 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:46 PM
Mon
64°57°
58%
Tue
59°54°
Wed
61°56°
Thu
61°56°
22%
Fri
61°54°
45%
Sat
56°54°
47%
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:26 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 6:46 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:14 PM.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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- Whitney Spur Rail Trail 5.6 mi · ▲ 193 ft
- Triphammer Pond via Whitney Spur Rail Trail 4 mi · ▲ 83 ft
- Turkey Hill Road 2 mi · ▲ 167 ft
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