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Dolan Mason Trail–Harvard Snowmobile Club Trail, 3 sights

2 mi · ▲ 113 ft · 43 min

Dolan Mason Trail–Harvard Snowmobile Club Trail, 3 sights is a 2-mile out-and-back near Harvard, MA. It is mostly level, with 113 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 4/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi420 – 558 ft2.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Harvard Snowmobile Club Trail 42.49672, -71.58023
Nearest town Harvard, MA
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Dolan Mason Trail–Harvard Snowmobile Club Trail, 3 sights

2 mi · ▲ 113 ft · 43 min

Elevation 420–557 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Harvard Snowmobile Club Trail · 42.49672, -71.58023

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 6:49 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. 50 ftContinue straight onto Dolan Mason Trail, heading SE.
  10. 0.6 miReach Small Nature Trail (yellow blaze), then turn around and head back the way you came.
  11. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Harvard Snowmobile Club Trail, heading NW.
  12. 50 ftContinue straight onto Dolan Mason Trail, heading NW.
  13. 250 ftContinue straight onto Harvard Snowmobile Club Trail, heading NW.
  14. 350 ftBear right onto Dolan Mason Trail, heading W.
  15. 0.1 miTurn right onto Small Nature Trail (yellow blaze), heading W.
  16. 50 ftContinue straight onto Small Nature Trail (blue blaze), heading W.
  17. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Small Nature Trail (yellow blaze), heading NW.
  18. 150 ftTurn left onto Harvard Snowmobile Club Trail, heading NW.
  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-3-km-518e

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:32 AMSunset 6:49 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~9 min). Leave by 6:21 PM for the 6:49 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:11 PM — 6 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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