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- Wompatuck State Park
- Miles 7.3
- Total time 2:35
I walk this route a lot changing it up when I get to the end of the park. On this day after checking 2 weather apps no rain for 3 hours. Of course one hour in it starts to rain. WTH? Just a little wet as it was light showers.
Wompatuck State Park is in Hingham MA. It consists of 3500+ acres. It is an outdoors enthusiasts dream. There are many, many walking/hiking trails/bicycle trails. Also there are several ponds for fishing/kayak/canoeing. 250 campsites.
I really like the park as you can hike on different trails each time you go. The trails you pick: asphalt or wooded. Unless necessary I avoid the asphalt.
A little history: Of course it got it’s name from American Indians. The government bought the land for storage of ammunition during WW2 which was stored in large and small bunkers displacing family farms. Evidence of the farms are noticeable from stonewalls, old water wells, foundations and fruit trees. Ammunition was transported from ships docked in the Back River by train going through downtown Hingham.
I grew up in Hingham, my father was in the USN and was stationed at the depot at the Back River where he met my mother.
Over some wet areas you will find boardwalks. Useful for both bicycles and walking
Stonewalls abound with-in the park from farms that were previous here. They are usually straight but sometimes conform to the land.
Hidden off the trail is ruins of an old house including a partial foundation and dump. Among the brush is this old frame from a baby carriage.
This is whats left of Woodpecker Pond. Originally a small creek/brook that was dammed upped with a large berm to make a road for patrols when the park was used for ammunition storage. The pond is slowly returning to a brook as the edges fill in and work back to the middle .
