Whitney Spur Rail Trail, Cohasset MA.jpg
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Whitney Spur Rail Trail is a 6.4-mile out-and-back in Wompatuck State Park near Nantasket Junction, MA. It climbs 275 ft. It scores 5/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi33 – 135 ft7.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.23978, -70.86041
Nearest town Nantasket Junction, MA

Directions

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Whitney Spur Rail Trail

6.4 mi · ▲ 275 ft · 2 hr 16 min

Elevation 32–136 ft

Out & Back · Wompatuck State Park

Trailhead: 42.23978, -70.86041

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:40 AM · sunset 8:01 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 300 ftBear left, heading S.
  3. 400 ftTurn left, heading E.
  4. 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  5. 0.3 miBear right, heading N.
  6. 0.1 miBear right, heading E.
  7. 0.2 miTurn right onto Whitney Spur Rail Trail, heading S.
  8. 0.6 miTurn right, heading SW.
  9. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
  10. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  11. 200 ftTurn left, heading W.
  12. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
  13. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  14. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  15. 300 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  16. 100 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  17. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
  18. 150 ftBear left, heading SW.
  19. 0.1 miBear right, heading SW.
  20. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  21. 200 ftBear right, heading E.
  22. 100 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  23. 350 ftTurn right, heading S.
  24. 0.4 miTurn left, heading SW.
  25. 0.3 miBear left, heading W.
  26. 100 ftBear right, heading W.
  27. 350 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  28. 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
  29. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  30. 200 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  31. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  32. 350 ftBear left, heading S.
  33. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  34. 50 ftSharp right, heading S.
  35. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  36. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  37. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  38. 150 ftBear right onto South Pleasant Street, heading S.
  39. 0.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  40. 0.1 miBear left, heading SW.
  41. 150 ftBear right, heading SE.
  42. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  43. 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
  44. 50 ftSharp left, heading SE.
  45. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  46. 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
  47. 350 ftTurn left, heading S.
  48. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  49. 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
  50. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  51. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  52. 350 ftBear left, heading SE.
  53. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  54. 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
  55. 0.4 miTurn left, heading NE.
  56. 350 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  57. 100 ftBear left, heading NE.
  58. 200 ftTurn right, heading N.
  59. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  60. 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
  61. 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
  62. 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  63. 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
  64. 250 ftBear left, heading NW.
  65. 100 ftTurn left, heading N.
  66. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  67. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  68. 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
  69. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  70. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Whitney Spur Rail Trail, heading NE.
  71. 100 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  72. 0.6 miTurn left, heading N.
  73. 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
  74. 0.1 miBear left, heading NW.
  75. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
  76. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
  77. 400 ftBear right, heading N.
  78. 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

24% paved22% dirt12% gravel10% grass32% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:40 AMSunset 8:01 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~8 min). Leave by 7:32 PM for the 8:01 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:24 PM — 8 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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