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Fruitlands Museum

Harvard Snowmobile Club Trail

4.2 mi · ▲ 199 ft · 1 hr 30 min

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
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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 Sep 20: sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 6:49 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 450 ftSharp right onto Feltus Trail, heading N.
  3. 1.9 miContinue straight onto Orange Trail, heading E.
  4. 250 ftContinue straight onto Old Union Turnpike (blue trail), heading E.
  5. 100 ftContinue straight onto Orange Trail, heading E.
  6. 100 ftContinue straight onto Old Union Turnpike (blue trail), heading N.
  7. 100 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  8. 50 ftContinue straight onto Orange Trail, heading N.
  9. 100 ftContinue straight onto Old Union Turnpike (blue trail), heading E.
  10. 100 ftContinue straight onto Orange Trail, heading W.
  11. 300 ftContinue straight onto Old Union Turnpike (blue trail), heading W.
  12. 1.9 miSharp left, heading S.
  13. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/harvard-snowmobile-club-trail-out-back-7-km-61f3

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:32 AMSunset 6:49 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.1 mi in (~54 min). Leave by 5:35 PM for the 6:49 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:59 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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