Ward Reservation

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 Aug 4: Clear, high 83°F / low 62° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 5:40 AM · sunset 8:03 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  3. 50 ftSharp left onto Bay Circuit Trail, heading E.
  4. 0.1 miBear left, heading NE.
  5. 0.1 miTurn right onto Old Prospect Road, heading NE.
  6. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  7. 0.1 miSharp right, heading E.
  8. 0.2 miBear right onto Old Stiles Street, heading S.
  9. 0.4 miReach Old Prospect Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 0.4 miBear left, heading N.
  11. 0.2 miSharp left onto Old Prospect Road, heading SW.
  12. 450 ftBear right, heading W.
  13. 250 ftTurn right, heading N.
  14. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  15. 0.1 miBear right onto Bay Circuit Trail, heading W.
  16. 0.1 miSharp right, heading S.
  17. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  18. 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

ClearTemperature 83°F62°
Precip0%Wind5 mphUV7Humidity79%
Rained 0.9″ yesterday (1.6″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
85°60°
Sunrise 5:40 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:03 PM
Wed 84°64°
Thu 90°70° 27%
Fri 97°74° 30%
Sat 93°71° 46%
Sun 96°70° 16%
Mon 98°78°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~8 min). Leave by 7:35 PM for the 8:03 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:24 PM — 10 min before dark.

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