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Wompatuck State Park

Turkey Hill Road & Whitney Spur Rail Trail

2.7 mi · ▲ 256 ft · 1 hr 2 min

Turkey Hill Road & Whitney Spur Rail Trail is a 2.7-mile out-and-back in Wompatuck State Park near Nantasket Junction, MA. It climbs 256 ft and is mostly gravel. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi36 – 180 ft3.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.23982, -70.85917
Nearest town Nantasket Junction, MA
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Turkey Hill Road & Whitney Spur Rail Trail

2.7 mi · ▲ 256 ft · 1 hr 2 min

Elevation 36–181 ft

Out & Back · Wompatuck State Park

Trailhead: 42.23982, -70.85917

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 84°F / low 63° · precip 0% · wind 7 mph · 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 SE.
  4. 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
  5. 0.3 miBear left onto Turkey Hill Lane, heading SE.
  6. 0.4 miBear left onto Turkey Hill Road, heading SE.
  7. 200 ftBear right, heading SE.
  8. 50 ftBear left onto Whitney Spur Rail Trail, heading SE.
  9. 0.6 miReach Turkey Hill Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 0.6 miBear right, heading W.
  11. 50 ftBear left onto Turkey Hill Road, heading W.
  12. 0.4 miBear right, heading SW.
  13. 0.3 miBear right, heading SW.
  14. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  15. 300 ftTurn right, heading W.
  16. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/woodside-cemetery-pond-woodside-cemetery-pond-out-back-3-lakes-4-km-9847

Trail surface

65% gravel30% dirt5% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 84°F63°
Precip0%Wind7 mphUV7Humidity80%
Rained 0.4″ yesterday (0.8″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
85°60°
Sunrise 5:40 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:01 PM
Wed 84°63°
Thu 88°72° 26%
Fri 94°73° 27%
Sat 89°70° 37%
Sun 86°68° 15%
Mon 93°74° 15%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~4 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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