With our daughters’ busy schedules, sneaking in runs is generally much more difficult than it was when they were much younger but we wouldn’t change that for the world. That said, as early birds we can also head out for a run before they are even awake sometimes and yesterday was just one of those days. We made our way to Cohasset, Massachusetts for a change of scenery run and ran the Whitney Spur Rail Trail and belted out a five miler.

To access the trail, you can park in the Cohasset MBTA commuter rail lot where spaces are designated for free parking for those taking advantage of the rail trail. The Whitney Spur Rail Trails is a beautiful stretch of both crushed stone path and paved roads and there is really nice tree cover for most of the trail which makes it a perfect spot for either a run or a bike ride. The trail is an out-and-back offering but at the end of the first leg is the larger Wompatuck State Park which has a visitor center (good for a bio break, if needed) and has an entirely separate network of trails along that can be tackled, a well. Also abutting the Rail Trail is another preservation property that is operated by The Trustees which makes the entire area a spot that you could run, hike, bike and explore for hours or come back several times and always enjoy a different stretch.

After our early morning five miler, coffee was certainly in order so we hit up Seabird Coffee Co. in downtown Cohasset which was just a four minute drive away from the start of the trail. A perfect morning and all of this completed by 8:30 AM!