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Prospect Hill (Newman Land)

Harvard Snowmobile Club Trail

3 mi · ▲ 147 ft · 1 hr 4 min

Harvard Snowmobile Club Trail is a 3-mile out-and-back in Prospect Hill (Newman Land) near Harvard Station, MA. It is mostly level, with 147 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi325 – 397 ft3.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Prospect Hill Primary Trail (yellow blazes) 42.51424, -71.60260
Nearest town Harvard Station, MA
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Harvard Snowmobile Club Trail

3 mi · ▲ 147 ft · 1 hr 4 min

Elevation 324–399 ft

Out & Back · Prospect Hill (Newman Land)

Trailhead: Prospect Hill Primary Trail (yellow blazes) · 42.51424, -71.60260

Weather Sep 20: Light rain, high 58°F / low 48° · precip 57% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 6:49 PM

  1. Start on Prospect Hill Primary Trail (yellow blazes), heading E.
  2. 500 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  3. 50 ftContinue straight onto Feltus Trail, heading NE.
  4. 0.3 miTurn right onto Harvard Snowmobile Club Trail, heading NE.
  5. 1.1 miReach Harvard Snowmobile Club Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 1.1 miTurn left onto Feltus Trail, heading SW.
  7. 0.3 miTurn right onto Prospect Hill Primary Trail (yellow blazes), heading SW.
  8. 250 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/harvard-snowmobile-club-trail-out-back-5-km-6fcb

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Light rainTemperature 58°F48°
Precip57%Wind3 mphUV1Humidity97%
Rained 0.9″ 7 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
60°45° 5 AM: 3% rain6 AM: 6% rain7 AM: 1% rain8 AM: 4% rain9 AM: 9% rain10 AM: 5% rain11 AM: 25% rain12 PM: 36% rain1 PM: 46% rain2 PM: 53% rain3 PM: 55% rain4 PM: 36% rain5 PM: 40% rain6 PM: 57% rain7 PM: 47% rain8 PM: 38% rain9 PM: 43% rain10 PM: 40% rain11 PM: 36% rain
Sunrise 6:32 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:49 PM
Mon 67°55° 38%
Tue 62°44°
Wed 61°43°
Thu 63°41°
Fri 63°47° 34%
Sat 59°50° 40%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.9 mi in (~22 min). Leave by 6:07 PM for the 6:49 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:27 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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