Whitney and Thayer Woods World's End

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Whitney and Thayer Woods
World's End
 

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Locations

(1) World's End, Hingham - A peninsula of four drumlins jutting into Hingham Harbor, World's End has 251 acres with 4.5 miles of trails. Frederick Law Olmstead designed the landscaping in 1889, though it was never finished. Trails and fields allow views of Boston Harbor.

(2) Whitney and Thayer Woods, Cohasset - 824 acres with over 10 miles of trails including the Milliken Memorial Path, a trail planted with many flowering shrubs. The summit of Turkey Hill is accessible by car and offers views of Cohasset harbor. Many glacial erratics are spread across this site. Moderate hiking.