Prospect Hill via Whitney Spur Rail Trail is a 7.4-mile out-and-back in Wompatuck State Park near Nantasket Junction, MA. The route reaches Prospect Hill at the turnaround, 3.7 miles in. It climbs 284 ft. It scores 8/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi52 – 240 ft9.0 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 42.23753, -70.85608
Nearest town Nantasket Junction, MA
Directions
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Prospect Hill via Whitney Spur Rail Trail
7.4 mi · ▲ 284 ft · 2 hr 37 min
Elevation 51–239 ft
Out & Back · Wompatuck State Park
Trailhead: 42.23753, -70.85608
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 84°F / low 63° · precip 0% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 5:40 AM · sunset 8:01 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Whitney Spur Rail Trail, heading SE.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 100 ftBear right, heading S.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
- 150 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 200 ftBear right, heading S.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left, heading S.
- 300 ftBear right, heading S.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto DH Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right, heading S.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading SW.
- 150 ftReach Prospect Hill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 150 ftBear right, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 250 ftBear left, heading N.
- 300 ftBear right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 350 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 100 ftBear right, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 100 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 250 ftBear left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Whitney Spur Rail Trail, heading E.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading NE.
- 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 surface
37% dirt17% paved11% gravel35% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 84°F63°
Precip0%Wind7 mphUV7Humidity80%
Rained 0.4″ yesterday (0.8″ 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°72°
26%
Fri
94°73°
27%
Sat
89°70°
37%
Sun
86°68°
15%
Mon
93°74°
15%
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:41 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 8:01 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:32 PM.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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