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Wompatuck State Park

Whitney Spur Rail Trail

5.8 mi · ▲ 143 ft · 2 hr

Whitney Spur Rail Trail is a 5.8-mile out-and-back in Wompatuck State Park near South Hingham, MA. It is mostly level, with 143 ft of elevation gain. It scores 5/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi43 – 112 ft7.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: South Pleasant Street 42.20780, -70.85384
Nearest town South Hingham, MA
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Whitney Spur Rail Trail

5.8 mi · ▲ 143 ft · 2 hr

Elevation 43–112 ft

Out & Back · Wompatuck State Park

Trailhead: South Pleasant Street · 42.20780, -70.85384

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 6:44 PM

  1. Start on South Pleasant Street, heading W.
  2. 0.1 miBear left, heading SW.
  3. 150 ftBear right, heading NW.
  4. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  5. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  6. 50 ftSharp left, heading NW.
  7. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  8. 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
  9. 350 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  10. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  11. 200 ftTurn left, heading W.
  12. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
  13. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  14. 350 ftBear left, heading NE.
  15. 100 ftBear right, heading NE.
  16. 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
  17. 0.4 miTurn left, heading NE.
  18. 350 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  19. 100 ftBear left, heading NE.
  20. 250 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  21. 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
  22. 0.1 miBear right, heading NE.
  23. 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
  24. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  25. 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
  26. 250 ftBear left, heading W.
  27. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  28. 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
  29. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  30. 150 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  31. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  32. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Whitney Spur Rail Trail, heading W.
  33. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  34. 0.4 miTurn right onto James Hill Lane, heading E.
  35. 250 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  36. 0.2 miBear right, heading NE.
  37. 450 ftBear left, heading NE.
  38. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  39. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  40. 0.4 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  41. 0.4 miTurn left, heading SE.
  42. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  43. 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
  44. 450 ftBear left, heading SE.
  45. 0.3 miTurn left onto Whitney Spur Rail Trail, heading N.
  46. 0.4 miTurn right, heading NW.
  47. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  48. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  49. 200 ftTurn left, heading S.
  50. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  51. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  52. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  53. 300 ftTurn left, heading W.
  54. 100 ftTurn right, heading W.
  55. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
  56. 150 ftBear left, heading SW.
  57. 0.1 miBear right, heading SW.
  58. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  59. 200 ftBear right, heading S.
  60. 100 ftTurn right, heading S.
  61. 350 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  62. 0.4 miTurn left, heading SW.
  63. 0.3 miBear left, heading SE.
  64. 100 ftBear right, heading SE.
  65. 350 ftTurn left, heading E.
  66. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  67. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  68. 200 ftTurn left, heading E.
  69. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  70. 350 ftBear left, heading SE.
  71. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  72. 50 ftSharp right, heading S.
  73. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  74. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  75. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  76. 150 ftBear right onto South Pleasant Street, heading S.
  77. 50 ftArrive 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/whitney-spur-rail-trail-out-back-9-km-f815

Trail surface

37% dirt27% paved8% gravel28% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:30 AMSunset 6:44 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:24 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 6:44 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:12 PM.

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