Whitney Spur Rail Trail is a 2.9-mile out-and-back in Wompatuck State Park near Nantasket Junction, MA. It is mostly level, with 54 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi36 – 118 ft3.0 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 42.23098, -70.85626
Nearest town Nantasket Junction, MA
Directions
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Whitney Spur Rail Trail
2.9 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 1 hr
Elevation 36–118 ft
Out & Back · Wompatuck State Park
Trailhead: 42.23098, -70.85626
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:29 AM · sunset 6:46 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 250 ftSharp right onto James Hill Lane, heading E.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
- 100 ftSharp right onto Whitney Spur Rail Trail, heading E.
- 0.6 miReach Whitney Spur Rail Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miSharp left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto James Hill Lane, heading S.
- 0.5 miSharp left, heading SW.
- 150 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
61% dirt39% gravel
Weather
Sunrise 6:29 AMSunset 6:46 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~7 min). Leave by 6:20 PM for the 6:46 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:08 PM — 6 min before dark.
Other ways to reach this destination
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- 5.1 mi · out & back · via Whitney Spur Rail Trail
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- James Hill Lane 2.4 mi · ▲ 84 ft
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