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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 Aug 4: Overcast, high 82°F / low 62° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 5:41 AM · sunset 8:05 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

OvercastTemperature 82°F62°
Precip0%Wind5 mphUV7Humidity80%
Rained 0.5″ yesterday (1.7″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
85°60°
Sunrise 5:41 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:05 PM
Wed 83°63°
Thu 87°68° 29%
Fri 95°71° 33%
Sat 93°70° 31%
Sun 96°69°
Mon 94°72°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.0 mi in (~25 min). Leave by 7:21 PM for the 8:05 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:46 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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