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Dolan Mason Trail & Harvard Snowmobile Club Trail

2.2 mi · ▲ 191 ft · 50 min

Dolan Mason Trail & Harvard Snowmobile Club Trail is a 2.2-mile out-and-back near Harvard, MA. It is mostly level, with 191 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 9/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi459 – 548 ft2.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: WestOak 42.49790, -71.56764
Nearest town Harvard, MA
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Dolan Mason Trail & Harvard Snowmobile Club Trail

2.2 mi · ▲ 191 ft · 50 min

Elevation 460–546 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: WestOak · 42.49790, -71.56764

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 6:49 PM

  1. Start on WestOak, heading N.
  2. 0.2 miTurn left onto Harvard Snowmobile Club Trail, heading W.
  3. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Dolan Mason Trail, heading NW.
  4. 300 ftContinue straight onto Harvard Snowmobile Club Trail, heading W.
  5. 350 ftBear right onto Dolan Mason Trail, heading W.
  6. 0.1 miReach Harvard Snowmobile Club Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 0.1 miBear left onto Harvard Snowmobile Club Trail, heading E.
  8. 350 ftContinue straight onto Dolan Mason Trail, heading E.
  9. 250 ftContinue straight onto Harvard Snowmobile Club Trail, heading SE.
  10. 0.7 miTurn right onto WestOak, heading E.
  11. 0.2 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/dolan-mason-trail-harvard-snowmobile-club-trail-out-back-3-sights-4-km

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:32 AMSunset 6:49 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:29 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 6:49 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:17 PM.

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