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 Aug 4: Overcast, high 83°F / low 63° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:40 AM · sunset 8:01 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
OvercastTemperature 83°F63°
Precip0%Wind6 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
85°63°
Thu
88°71°
27%
Fri
94°73°
28%
Sat
89°70°
36%
Sun
86°68°
16%
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 7:40 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.
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More from this trailhead
- James Hill Lane 2.4 mi · ▲ 84 ft
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