Harvard Snowmobile Club Trail is a 6.8-mile out-and-back in Town Forest near Shaker Village, MA. It climbs 647 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 6/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi269 – 558 ft7.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 42.52210, -71.56672
Nearest town Shaker Village, MA
Directions
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Harvard Snowmobile Club Trail
6.8 mi · ▲ 647 ft · 2 hr 35 min
Elevation 267–557 ft
Out & Back · Town Forest
Trailhead: 42.52210, -71.56672
Weather Aug 4: Rain, high 78°F / low 68° · precip 92% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 5:41 AM · sunset 8:05 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Yellow Blaze, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Blue Blaze, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear right onto Harvard Snowmobile Club Trail, heading E.
- 2.4 miTurn left onto Dolan Mason Trail, heading SW.
- 0.6 miReach Harvard Snowmobile Club Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Harvard Snowmobile Club Trail, heading NW.
- 2.4 miBear left onto Blue Blaze, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Yellow Blaze, heading NW.
- 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
99% dirt1% unspecified
Weather
RainTemperature 78°F68°
Precip92%Wind9 mphUV4Humidity75%
Rained 1.2″ 4 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
80°65°
Sunrise 5:41 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:05 PM
Tue
83°63°
Wed
84°64°
Thu
87°68°
28%
Fri
95°71°
33%
Sat
93°71°
30%
Sun
96°69°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.5 mi in (~44 min). Leave by 7:01 PM for the 8:05 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:01 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
Other ways to reach this destination
- 3 mi · out & back · via Harvard Snowmobile Club Trail
- 3.9 mi · out & back · via Harvard Snowmobile Club Trail
- 2.6 mi · out & back · via Harvard Snowmobile Club Trail
- 4.2 mi · out & back · via Harvard Snowmobile Club Trail
- 2 mi · out & back · via Harvard Snowmobile Club Trail
- 6.7 mi · out & back · via Harvard Snowmobile Club Trail
More from this trailhead
- Kaufman Trail (blue blaze) & Kaufman Trail (yellow blaze) 1.9 mi · ▲ 82 ft
- Harvard Snowmobile Club Trail 5.6 mi · ▲ 425 ft
- Pin Hill North & Harvard Snowmobile Club Trail 6.2 mi · ▲ 423 ft
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