Blomfelt (Yellow Blaze)–Harvard Snowmobile Club Trail, 4 sights

6.5 mi · ▲ 334 ft · 2 hr 20 min

Blomfelt (Yellow Blaze)–Harvard Snowmobile Club Trail, 4 sights is a 6.5-mile out-and-back near Shaker Village, MA. It climbs 334 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 6/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi226 – 345 ft6.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Holy Hill (yellow blaze) 42.54336, -71.55479

Nearest town Shaker Village, MA

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Blomfelt (Yellow Blaze)–Harvard Snowmobile Club Trail, 4 sights

6.5 mi · ▲ 334 ft · 2 hr 20 min

Elevation 227–343 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Holy Hill (yellow blaze) · 42.54336, -71.55479

Weather Sep 20: Light rain, high 58°F / low 47° · precip 55% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 6:49 PM

Start on Holy Hill (yellow blaze), heading SW.
0.7 miContinue straight onto Holy Hill (blue blaze), heading W.
0.8 miTurn left onto Harvard Snowmobile Club Trail, heading W.
0.4 miTurn left onto Harvard Snowmobile Club Trail (permit required), heading NW.
50 ftSharp right onto Harvard Snowmobile Club Trail, heading NW.
1.2 miTurn left onto Primary Trail (Yellow blaze), heading SW.
0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
50 ftReach Holy Hill (yellow blaze), then turn around and head back the way you came.
0.2 miTurn right onto Harvard Snowmobile Club Trail, heading N.
1.2 miSharp left onto Harvard Snowmobile Club Trail (permit required), heading S.
50 ftTurn right onto Harvard Snowmobile Club Trail, heading S.
0.4 miTurn right onto Blomfelt (Yellow Blaze), heading N.
0.8 miTurn left onto Holy Hill (blue blaze), heading SE.
250 ftContinue straight onto Holy Hill (yellow blaze), heading S.
0.6 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Light rain58°F47°

Precip55%Wind2 mphUV1Humidity97%

Rained 1.1″ 7 days ago

Hourly temperatureRain chance

60°45°

6:32 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PM6:49 PM

Mon 67°55° 38%

Tue 62°45°

Wed 61°43°

Thu 63°41°

Fri 63°47° 35%

Sat 60°51° 40%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.7 mi in (~19 min). Leave by 6:10 PM for the 6:49 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:23 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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