Whitney Spur Rail Trail is a 6.6-mile out-and-back in Wompatuck State Park near South Hingham, MA. It is mostly level, with 218 ft of elevation gain. It scores 7/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi43 – 128 ft8.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: M Road 42.20018, -70.85571
Nearest town South Hingham, MA
Directions
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Whitney Spur Rail Trail
6.6 mi · ▲ 218 ft · 2 hr 19 min
Elevation 43–130 ft
Out & Back · Wompatuck State Park
Trailhead: M Road · 42.20018, -70.85571
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 83°F / low 63° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 5:40 AM · sunset 8:01 PM
Toilets at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto DH Trail, heading NW.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading N.
- 250 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 300 ftBear right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 350 ftBear left, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 100 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading NE.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 250 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Whitney Spur Rail Trail, heading NW.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto James Hill Lane, heading E.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading NE.
- 500 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.4 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right, heading S.
- 500 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Whitney Spur Rail Trail, heading NW.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 100 ftBear right, heading S.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
- 150 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 200 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading SE.
- 100 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left, heading E.
- 300 ftBear right, heading E.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto DH Trail, heading SW.
- 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
40% dirt19% paved7% gravel34% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 83°F63°
Precip0%Wind5 mphUV7Humidity77%
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°63°
Thu
88°71°
27%
Fri
94°73°
29%
Sat
89°70°
36%
Sun
86°68°
16%
Mon
93°74°
15%
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~5 min). Leave by 7:36 PM for the 8:01 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:20 PM — 12 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from M Road Trailhead
- South Pleasant Street 1.9 mi · ▲ 54 ft
- DH Trail 3.3 mi · ▲ 55 ft
- Whitney Spur Rail Trail 6.9 mi · ▲ 190 ft
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