Whitney Spur Rail Trail

The Whitney Spur Rail Trail is a 1.5-mile crushed-stone path connecting the Cohasset MBTA station to Wompatuck State Park, suitable for bicycles and wheelchairs and stroller-friendly along its length. It follows the route of a former railroad spur that once served the Hingham Naval Ammunition Depot -- when the state sold the land for the Cohasset commuter rail station and parking lot back in 2003, the deal included building this rail trail on the old spur as part of the exchange. The lower portion of the trail sits within the Hingham Bay watershed, including the Great Swamp, while the upper section drains toward the Aaron River and eventually Cohasset Harbor. Along the way it passes through forest and wetlands with maple, oak, beech, pine, hemlock, and yellow birch, plus the occasional rocky outcropping and glacial erratic.

Trail Notes

Trail type: rail trail.