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Dolan Mason Trail–Harvard Snowmobile Club Trail, 3 sights

3.7 mi · ▲ 364 ft · 1 hr 25 min

Dolan Mason Trail–Harvard Snowmobile Club Trail, 3 sights is a 3.7-mile out-and-back near Harvard, MA. It climbs 364 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 4/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi430 – 548 ft4.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Harvard Snowmobile Club Trail 42.51010, -71.56620
Nearest town Harvard, MA
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Dolan Mason Trail–Harvard Snowmobile Club Trail, 3 sights

3.7 mi · ▲ 364 ft · 1 hr 25 min

Elevation 429–549 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Harvard Snowmobile Club Trail · 42.51010, -71.56620

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

  1. Start on Harvard Snowmobile Club Trail, heading S.
  2. 1.5 miContinue straight onto Dolan Mason Trail, heading NW.
  3. 250 ftContinue straight onto Harvard Snowmobile Club Trail, heading W.
  4. 400 ftBear right onto Dolan Mason Trail, heading W.
  5. 0.1 miTurn right onto Small Nature Trail (yellow blaze), heading W.
  6. 50 ftContinue straight onto Small Nature Trail (blue blaze), heading W.
  7. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Small Nature Trail (yellow blaze), heading NW.
  8. 150 ftReach Harvard Snowmobile Club Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 150 ftContinue straight onto Small Nature Trail (blue blaze), heading NW.
  10. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Small Nature Trail (yellow blaze), heading S.
  11. 50 ftTurn left onto Dolan Mason Trail, heading SE.
  12. 0.1 miBear left onto Harvard Snowmobile Club Trail, heading E.
  13. 350 ftContinue straight onto Dolan Mason Trail, heading NE.
  14. 300 ftContinue straight onto Harvard Snowmobile Club Trail, heading NE.
  15. 1.3 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-4-sights

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:32 AMSunset 6:49 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~3 min). Leave by 6:26 PM for the 6:49 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:06 PM — 11 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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