Old Prospect Road & Old Stiles Street
2.8 mi · ▲ 108 ft · 59 min
Old Prospect Road & Old Stiles Street is a 2.8-mile out-and-back in Ward Reservation near Andover, MA. It is mostly level, with 108 ft of elevation gain. It scores 32/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi180 – 269 ft3.2 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 42.63221, -71.10896
Nearest town Andover, MA
Directions
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Old Prospect Road & Old Stiles Street
2.8 mi · ▲ 108 ft · 59 min
Elevation 181–270 ft
Out & Back · Ward Reservation
Trailhead: 42.63221, -71.10896
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 6:47 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftSharp left onto Bay Circuit Trail, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Old Prospect Road, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Old Stiles Street, heading S.
- 0.4 miReach Old Prospect Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto Old Prospect Road, heading SW.
- 450 ftBear right, heading W.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear right onto Bay Circuit Trail, heading W.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
9% dirt91% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:30 AMSunset 6:47 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~8 min). Leave by 6:19 PM for the 6:47 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:09 PM — 7 min before dark.
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