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Triphammer Pond via Whitney Spur Rail Trail is a 4-mile out-and-back in Wompatuck State Park near Cole Corner, MA. The route reaches Triphammer Pond. 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 mi23 – 121 ft4.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: connector 42.22218, -70.87234
Nearest town Cole Corner, MA

Directions

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Triphammer Pond via Whitney Spur Rail Trail

4 mi · ▲ 112 ft · 1 hr 23 min

Elevation 24–122 ft

Out & Back · Wompatuck State Park

Trailhead: connector · 42.22218, -70.87234

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 84°F / low 64° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:40 AM · sunset 8:01 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 0.4 miPass Triphammer Pond.
  3. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
  4. 350 ftTurn right, heading N.
  5. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  6. 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
  7. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  8. 200 ftTurn left, heading N.
  9. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  10. 0.3 miBear left, heading E.
  11. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  12. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  13. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  14. 200 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  15. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  16. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Whitney Spur Rail Trail, heading N.
  17. 100 ftTurn right, heading N.
  18. 0.4 miTurn right onto James Hill Lane, heading NE.
  19. 0.3 miReach Triphammer Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  20. 0.3 miTurn left onto Whitney Spur Rail Trail, heading N.
  21. 0.4 miTurn right, heading SW.
  22. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  23. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  24. 200 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  25. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  26. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  27. 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
  28. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
  29. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  30. 200 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  31. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  32. 150 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  33. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  34. 350 ftTurn right, heading W.
  35. 0.6 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

66% dirt13% paved12% gravel9% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 84°F64°
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°64°
Thu 88°72° 27%
Fri 94°73° 28%
Sat 90°70° 36%
Sun 86°69° 16%
Mon 93°74° 15%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.8 mi in (~21 min). Leave by 7:19 PM for the 8:01 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:36 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

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