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Wompatuck State Park

Whitney Spur Rail Trail

5.2 mi · ▲ 165 ft · 1 hr 49 min

Whitney Spur Rail Trail is a 5.2-mile out-and-back in Wompatuck State Park near South Hingham, MA. It is mostly level, with 165 ft of elevation gain. It scores 4/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi43 – 112 ft6.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.21026, -70.85457
Nearest town South Hingham, MA
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Whitney Spur Rail Trail

5.2 mi · ▲ 165 ft · 1 hr 49 min

Elevation 43–112 ft

Out & Back · Wompatuck State Park

Trailhead: 42.21026, -70.85457

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 150 ftBear right, heading N.
  3. 0.4 miSharp right, heading E.
  4. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
  5. 350 ftTurn left, heading N.
  6. 100 ftBear left, heading NW.
  7. 250 ftTurn right, heading W.
  8. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
  9. 0.1 miBear right, heading NW.
  10. 150 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  11. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
  12. 150 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  13. 250 ftBear left, heading W.
  14. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  15. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  16. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  17. 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
  18. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  19. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Whitney Spur Rail Trail, heading NE.
  20. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  21. 0.4 miTurn right onto James Hill Lane, heading NE.
  22. 250 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  23. 0.2 miBear right, heading E.
  24. 450 ftBear left, heading N.
  25. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  26. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  27. 0.4 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  28. 0.4 miTurn left, heading SE.
  29. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  30. 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
  31. 450 ftBear left, heading NW.
  32. 0.3 miTurn left onto Whitney Spur Rail Trail, heading N.
  33. 0.4 miTurn right, heading S.
  34. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  35. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  36. 200 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  37. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  38. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  39. 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
  40. 300 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  41. 100 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  42. 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  43. 150 ftBear left, heading SW.
  44. 0.1 miBear right, heading W.
  45. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  46. 200 ftBear right, heading W.
  47. 100 ftTurn right, heading W.
  48. 350 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  49. 0.3 miSharp left, heading SE.
  50. 0.4 miBear left, heading S.
  51. 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/woodside-cemetery-pond-woodside-cemetery-pond-out-back-8-km-7eec

Trail surface

41% dirt34% paved9% gravel16% 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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