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Wompatuck State Park

Whitney Spur Rail Trail

5.7 mi · ▲ 191 ft · 2 hr

Whitney Spur Rail Trail is a 5.7-mile out-and-back in Wompatuck State Park near Nantasket Junction, MA. It is mostly level, with 191 ft of elevation gain. It scores 6/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi52 – 180 ft7.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.23969, -70.85226
Nearest town Nantasket Junction, MA
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Whitney Spur Rail Trail

5.7 mi · ▲ 191 ft · 2 hr

Elevation 51–180 ft

Out & Back · Wompatuck State Park

Trailhead: 42.23969, -70.85226

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:29 AM · sunset 6:46 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
  3. 50 ftTurn left onto Turkey Hill Road, heading SE.
  4. 0.1 miSharp right, heading S.
  5. 150 ftSharp left, heading W.
  6. 50 ftSharp right onto Whitney Spur Rail Trail, heading W.
  7. 0.7 miTurn right, heading S.
  8. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  9. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  10. 150 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  11. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  12. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  13. 100 ftBear right, heading SW.
  14. 250 ftTurn left, heading S.
  15. 150 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  16. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
  17. 150 ftBear left, heading SW.
  18. 0.1 miBear right, heading SE.
  19. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  20. 200 ftBear right, heading SE.
  21. 100 ftTurn right, heading S.
  22. 350 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  23. 0.4 miTurn left, heading SW.
  24. 0.3 miBear left, heading NW.
  25. 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
  26. 350 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  27. 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
  28. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  29. 200 ftTurn left, heading S.
  30. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  31. 350 ftBear left, heading S.
  32. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  33. 50 ftSharp right, heading S.
  34. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  35. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  36. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  37. 150 ftBear right onto South Pleasant Street, heading S.
  38. 0.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  39. 0.1 miBear left, heading SW.
  40. 150 ftBear right, heading SW.
  41. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  42. 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
  43. 50 ftSharp left, heading SE.
  44. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  45. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  46. 350 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  47. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  48. 200 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  49. 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
  50. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  51. 350 ftBear left, heading S.
  52. 100 ftBear right, heading SE.
  53. 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
  54. 0.4 miTurn left, heading NE.
  55. 350 ftTurn left, heading N.
  56. 100 ftBear left, heading NE.
  57. 200 ftTurn right, heading N.
  58. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  59. 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
  60. 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
  61. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
  62. 100 ftTurn right, heading N.
  63. 300 ftBear left, heading SE.
  64. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  65. 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
  66. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  67. 200 ftTurn left, heading E.
  68. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  69. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Whitney Spur Rail Trail, heading NE.
  70. 100 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  71. 0.7 miSharp left, heading NE.
  72. 50 ftSharp right, heading NE.
  73. 150 ftSharp left onto Turkey Hill Road, heading NW.
  74. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
  75. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  76. 250 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/whitney-spur-rail-trail-out-back-9-km-d3d4

Trail surface

27% paved25% gravel15% dirt33% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:29 AMSunset 6:46 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:26 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 6:46 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:14 PM.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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