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Mirror Lake–Little Mirror Lake, 4 lakes

2.1 mi · ▲ 121 ft · 46 min

Mirror Lake–Little Mirror Lake, 4 lakes is a 2.1-mile out-and-back near Harvard Station, MA. The route passes Mirror Lake, Little Mirror Lake, Mirror Lake and Black Spruce Bog. It is mostly level, with 121 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 17/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi246 – 335 ft2.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Mirror Lake (secondary trail) 42.52862, -71.60477
Nearest town Harvard Station, MA
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Mirror Lake–Little Mirror Lake, 4 lakes

2.1 mi · ▲ 121 ft · 46 min

Elevation 246–333 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Mirror Lake (secondary trail) · 42.52862, -71.60477

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 82°F / low 62° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 5:42 AM · sunset 8:04 PM

  1. Start on Mirror Lake (secondary trail), heading SW.
  2. 450 ftBear left onto Mirror Lake Trail (primary), heading S.
  3. 50 ftPass Mirror Lake.
  4. 0.4 miPass Little Mirror Lake.
  5. 50 ftPass Mirror Lake.
  6. 50 ftPass Black Spruce Bog.
  7. 0.6 miReach Mirror Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 1 miBear right onto Mirror Lake (secondary trail), heading NE.
  9. 400 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/little-mirror-lake-out-back

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

OvercastTemperature 82°F62°
Precip0%Wind5 mphUV7Humidity81%
Rained 0.6″ yesterday (1.8″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
85°60°
Sunrise 5:42 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:04 PM
Wed 83°62°
Thu 89°68° 29%
Fri 95°71° 33%
Sat 93°71° 31%
Sun 96°69°
Mon 95°73°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:44 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 8:04 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:36 PM.

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