Harvard Snowmobile Club Trail is a 4.2-mile out-and-back in Fruitlands Museum near Harvard Station, MA. It is mostly level, with 199 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 5/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi240 – 381 ft4.3 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 42.51709, -71.59881
Nearest town Harvard Station, MA
Directions
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Harvard Snowmobile Club Trail
4.2 mi · ▲ 199 ft · 1 hr 30 min
Elevation 240–380 ft
Out & Back · Fruitlands Museum
Trailhead: 42.51709, -71.59881
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 82°F / low 62° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 5:41 AM · sunset 8:05 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 450 ftSharp right onto Feltus Trail, heading N.
- 1.9 miContinue straight onto Orange Trail, heading E.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Old Union Turnpike (blue trail), heading E.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Orange Trail, heading E.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Old Union Turnpike (blue trail), heading N.
- 100 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Orange Trail, heading N.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Old Union Turnpike (blue trail), heading E.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Orange Trail, heading W.
- 300 ftContinue straight onto Old Union Turnpike (blue trail), heading W.
- 1.9 miSharp left, heading S.
- 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 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 2.1 mi in (~54 min). Leave by 6:51 PM for the 8:05 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:16 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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
- 2 mi · out & back · via Harvard Snowmobile Club Trail
- 6.7 mi · out & back · via Harvard Snowmobile Club Trail
- 4.4 mi · out & back · via Harvard Snowmobile Club Trail
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