Whitney Spur Rail Trail is a 3.4-mile out-and-back in Wompatuck State Park near Nantasket Junction, MA. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Whitney Spur Rail Trail
3.4 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 9 min
Elevation 36–97 ft
Out & Back · Wompatuck State Park
Trailhead: 42.22754, -70.85742
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 6:44 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.5 miSharp right onto James Hill Lane, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
- 50 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 W.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto James Hill Lane, heading S.
- 0.4 miSharp left, heading W.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.6 mi in (~15 min). Leave by 6:09 PM for the 6:44 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:15 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
Other ways to reach this destination
- 1.9 mi · out & back · via Whitney Spur Rail Trail
- 2.7 mi · out & back · via Whitney Spur Rail Trail
- 2.9 mi · out & back · via Whitney Spur Rail Trail
- 3.1 mi · out & back · via Whitney Spur Rail Trail
- 4 mi · loop · via Whitney Spur Rail Trail
- 4.7 mi · out & back · via Whitney Spur Rail Trail
- 5.1 mi · out & back · via Whitney Spur Rail Trail
- 5.1 mi · out & back · via Whitney Spur Rail Trail
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- Lily Pond via Doane Street 4.9 mi · ▲ 167 ft
- James Hill Lane 3 mi · ▲ 81 ft
- Doane Street 2.3 mi · ▲ 57 ft
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- Rogue Dead Guy 2.5 mi · ▲ 57 ft
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