Whitney Spur Rail Trail is a 5.2-mile out-and-back in Wompatuck State Park near South Hingham, MA. It is mostly level, with 139 ft of elevation gain. It scores 4/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi43 – 112 ft6.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 42.21026, -70.85457
Nearest town South Hingham, MA
Directions
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Whitney Spur Rail Trail
5.2 mi · ▲ 139 ft · 1 hr 48 min
Elevation 43–112 ft
Out & Back · Wompatuck State Park
Trailhead: 42.21026, -70.85457
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 6:44 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 150 ftBear right, heading N.
- 0.4 miSharp right, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 100 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 300 ftBear left, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Whitney Spur Rail Trail, heading NE.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto James Hill Lane, heading NE.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading E.
- 500 ftBear left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.4 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 500 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Whitney Spur Rail Trail, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 150 ftBear right, heading S.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading SW.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 250 ftBear right, heading W.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.3 miSharp left, heading S.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading SW.
- 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
46% dirt34% paved9% gravel11% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:30 AMSunset 6:44 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:24 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 6:44 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:12 PM.
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
- 3.4 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
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