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Coke Land

Pin Hill South–Dolan Mason Trail, 4 sights

8.3 mi · ▲ 684 ft · 3 hr 7 min

Pin Hill South–Dolan Mason Trail, 4 sights is an 8.3-mile out-and-back in Coke Land near Harvard, MA. The route reaches Pin Hill South at the turnaround, 4.2 miles in. It climbs 684 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 5/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi256 – 548 ft8.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Harvard Snowmobile Club Trail 42.49672, -71.58023
Nearest town Harvard, MA
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Pin Hill South–Dolan Mason Trail, 4 sights

8.3 mi · ▲ 684 ft · 3 hr 7 min

Elevation 255–549 ft

Out & Back · Coke Land

Trailhead: Harvard Snowmobile Club Trail · 42.49672, -71.58023

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 82°F / low 63° · precip 0% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 5:42 AM · sunset 8:04 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Harvard Snowmobile Club Trail, heading E.
  2. 150 ftTurn right onto Small Nature Trail (yellow blaze), heading SE.
  3. 150 ftContinue straight onto Small Nature Trail (blue blaze), heading SE.
  4. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Small Nature Trail (yellow blaze), heading E.
  5. 50 ftTurn left onto Dolan Mason Trail, heading E.
  6. 0.1 miBear left onto Harvard Snowmobile Club Trail, heading NE.
  7. 350 ftContinue straight onto Dolan Mason Trail, heading E.
  8. 300 ftContinue straight onto Harvard Snowmobile Club Trail, heading SE.
  9. 3.7 miTurn right onto Pin Hill Primary Trail (Yellow blaze), heading SW.
  10. 500 ftReach Pin Hill South, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  11. 500 ftTurn left onto Harvard Snowmobile Club Trail, heading N.
  12. 3.7 miContinue straight onto Dolan Mason Trail, heading SW.
  13. 300 ftContinue straight onto Harvard Snowmobile Club Trail, heading S.
  14. 350 ftBear right onto Dolan Mason Trail, heading SE.
  15. 0.1 miTurn right onto Small Nature Trail (yellow blaze), heading NW.
  16. 50 ftContinue straight onto Small Nature Trail (blue blaze), heading NW.
  17. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Small Nature Trail (yellow blaze), heading W.
  18. 150 ftTurn left onto Harvard Snowmobile Club Trail, heading W.
  19. 50 ftArrive 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-13-km-8ee5

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

OvercastTemperature 82°F63°
Precip0%Wind7 mphUV7Humidity76%
Rained 0.4″ yesterday (1.6″ 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 83°64°
Thu 86°68° 28%
Fri 95°71° 33%
Sat 92°70° 30%
Sun 95°69°
Mon 94°72°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.4 mi in (~10 min). Leave by 7:34 PM for the 8:04 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:31 PM — 5 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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