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Blomfelt (Yellow Blaze)–Harvard Snowmobile Club Trail, 4 sights

6.5 mi · ▲ 334 ft · 2 hr 20 min

Blomfelt (Yellow Blaze)–Harvard Snowmobile Club Trail, 4 sights is a 6.5-mile out-and-back near Shaker Village, MA. It climbs 334 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 6/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi226 – 345 ft6.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Holy Hill (yellow blaze) 42.54336, -71.55479
Nearest town Shaker Village, MA
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Blomfelt (Yellow Blaze)–Harvard Snowmobile Club Trail, 4 sights

6.5 mi · ▲ 334 ft · 2 hr 20 min

Elevation 227–343 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Holy Hill (yellow blaze) · 42.54336, -71.55479

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 82°F / low 62° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:42 AM · sunset 8:04 PM

  1. Start on Holy Hill (yellow blaze), heading SW.
  2. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Holy Hill (blue blaze), heading W.
  3. 0.8 miTurn left onto Harvard Snowmobile Club Trail, heading W.
  4. 0.4 miTurn left onto Harvard Snowmobile Club Trail (permit required), heading NW.
  5. 50 ftSharp right onto Harvard Snowmobile Club Trail, heading NW.
  6. 1.2 miTurn left onto Primary Trail (Yellow blaze), heading SW.
  7. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  8. 50 ftReach Holy Hill (yellow blaze), then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 0.2 miTurn right onto Harvard Snowmobile Club Trail, heading N.
  10. 1.2 miSharp left onto Harvard Snowmobile Club Trail (permit required), heading S.
  11. 50 ftTurn right onto Harvard Snowmobile Club Trail, heading S.
  12. 0.4 miTurn right onto Blomfelt (Yellow Blaze), heading N.
  13. 0.8 miTurn left onto Holy Hill (blue blaze), heading SE.
  14. 250 ftContinue straight onto Holy Hill (yellow blaze), heading S.
  15. 0.6 miArrive 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/blomfelt-yellow-blaze-harvard-snowmobile-club-trail-out-back-3-sights-10-km-db81

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

OvercastTemperature 82°F62°
Precip0%Wind6 mphUV7Humidity78%
Rained 0.6″ yesterday (1.7″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
85°60°
Sunrise 5:42 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:04 PM
Wed 84°63°
Thu 89°68° 29%
Fri 95°71° 32%
Sat 93°71° 31%
Sun 96°69°
Mon 95°73°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.3 mi in (~34 min). Leave by 7:10 PM for the 8:04 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:53 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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