Whitney Spur Rail Trail, Cohasset MA.jpg
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Whitney Spur Rail Trail is a 6-mile out-and-back in Wompatuck State Park near Nantasket Junction, MA. It is mostly level, with 197 ft of elevation gain. It scores 5/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi52 – 135 ft7.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.23982, -70.85917
Nearest town Nantasket Junction, MA

Directions

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Whitney Spur Rail Trail

6 mi · ▲ 197 ft · 2 hr 6 min

Elevation 51–136 ft

Out & Back · Wompatuck State Park

Trailhead: 42.23982, -70.85917

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 200 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  3. 300 ftTurn right, heading S.
  4. 0.3 miBear right, heading N.
  5. 0.1 miBear right, heading SE.
  6. 0.2 miTurn right onto Whitney Spur Rail Trail, heading SE.
  7. 0.6 miTurn right, heading S.
  8. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  9. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  10. 150 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  11. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  12. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  13. 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
  14. 250 ftTurn left, heading S.
  15. 150 ftTurn right, heading S.
  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. 150 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  22. 350 ftTurn right, heading S.
  23. 0.4 miTurn left, heading SW.
  24. 0.3 miBear left, heading NW.
  25. 100 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 SE.
  40. 150 ftBear right, heading SW.
  41. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  42. 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
  43. 50 ftSharp left, heading SW.
  44. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  45. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  46. 350 ftTurn left, heading E.
  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 S.
  53. 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
  54. 0.4 miTurn left, heading N.
  55. 350 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  56. 100 ftBear left, heading N.
  57. 200 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  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. 150 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  63. 250 ftBear left, heading E.
  64. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  65. 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
  66. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  67. 200 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  68. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  69. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Whitney Spur Rail Trail, heading NE.
  70. 100 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  71. 0.6 miTurn left, heading NW.
  72. 0.2 miBear left, heading NE.
  73. 0.1 miBear left, heading NE.
  74. 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
  75. 300 ftTurn right, heading N.
  76. 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

25% paved23% dirt13% gravel5% grass34% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:40 AMSunset 8:01 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~3 min). Leave by 7:37 PM for the 8:01 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:19 PM — 13 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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