Dolan Mason Trail–Harvard Snowmobile Club Trail, 4 sights is a 6-mile out-and-back in Town Forest near Harvard, MA. It climbs 643 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 5/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi266 – 554 ft6.4 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Harvard Snowmobile Club Trail 42.49672, -71.58023
Nearest town Harvard, MA
Directions
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Dolan Mason Trail–Harvard Snowmobile Club Trail, 4 sights
6 mi · ▲ 643 ft · 2 hr 19 min
Elevation 265–554 ft
Out & Back · Town Forest
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
- Start on Harvard Snowmobile Club Trail, heading E.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Small Nature Trail (yellow blaze), heading SE.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Small Nature Trail (blue blaze), heading SE.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Small Nature Trail (yellow blaze), heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Dolan Mason Trail, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Harvard Snowmobile Club Trail, heading NE.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto Dolan Mason Trail, heading E.
- 300 ftContinue straight onto Harvard Snowmobile Club Trail, heading SE.
- 2.5 miBear left onto Blue Blaze, heading N.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Yellow Blaze, heading NW.
- 0.1 miReach Small Nature Trail (yellow blaze), then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Blue Blaze, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear right onto Harvard Snowmobile Club Trail, heading E.
- 2.4 miContinue straight onto Dolan Mason Trail, heading S.
- 300 ftContinue straight onto Harvard Snowmobile Club Trail, heading SE.
- 350 ftBear right onto Dolan Mason Trail, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Small Nature Trail (yellow blaze), heading SW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Small Nature Trail (blue blaze), heading SW.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Small Nature Trail (yellow blaze), heading W.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Harvard Snowmobile Club Trail, heading SW.
- 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 surface
99% dirt1% unspecified
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 (~11 min). Leave by 7:33 PM for the 8:04 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:32 PM — 4 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
- 3 mi · out & back · via Harvard Snowmobile Club Trail
- 3.9 mi · out & back · via Harvard Snowmobile Club Trail
- 2.6 mi · out & back · via Harvard Snowmobile Club Trail
- 4.2 mi · out & back · via Harvard Snowmobile Club Trail
- 2 mi · out & back · via Harvard Snowmobile Club Trail
- 6.7 mi · out & back · via Harvard Snowmobile Club Trail
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