Whitney Spur Rail Trail is a 5.3-mile out-and-back in Wompatuck State Park near South Hingham, MA. It is mostly level, with 83 ft of elevation gain. It scores 5/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi43 – 112 ft6.3 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 42.20911, -70.85556
Nearest town South Hingham, MA
Directions
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Whitney Spur Rail Trail
5.3 mi · ▲ 83 ft · 1 hr 48 min
Elevation 43–112 ft
Out & Back · Wompatuck State Park
Trailhead: 42.20911, -70.85556
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 6:44 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 0.5 miSharp right, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 100 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 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 NE.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto James Hill Lane, heading NE.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading E.
- 450 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 SW.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 200 ftBear right, heading W.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.3 miSharp left, heading SW.
- 0.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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Trail surface
46% dirt36% paved9% gravel9% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:30 AMSunset 6:44 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.0 mi in (~1 min). Leave by 6:23 PM for the 6:44 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:01 PM — 12 min before dark. 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
- 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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- Pine Run 5 mi · ▲ 81 ft
- Pine Run 5.1 mi · ▲ 80 ft
- Pine Run 4.9 mi · ▲ 81 ft
- Pine Run 5 mi · ▲ 54 ft
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