Prouty Woods Community Forest

Long Lake via Wilderness Road

1.9 mi · ▲ 145 ft · 42 min

Long Lake via Wilderness Road is a 1.9-mile out-and-back in Prouty Woods Community Forest near Littleton Common, MA. The route reaches Long Lake at the turnaround, 0.7 miles in. It is mostly level, with 145 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 5/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi249 – 394 ft · steepest grade: 17%2.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.53739, -71.48360
Nearest town Littleton Common, MA

Directions

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Long Lake via Wilderness Road

1.9 mi · ▲ 145 ft · 42 min

Elevation 251–392 ft

Out & Back · Prouty Woods Community Forest

Trailhead: 42.53739, -71.48360

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 82°F / low 61° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 5:42 AM · sunset 8:04 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
  3. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  4. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  5. 200 ftContinue straight onto Two Brothers Trail, heading E.
  6. 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
  7. 50 ftPass Long Lake.
  8. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
  9. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  10. 0.2 miBear left onto Wilderness Road, heading N.
  11. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
  12. 0.1 miSharp left, heading NE.
  13. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
  14. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  15. 0.2 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

71% dirt29% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 82°F61°
Precip0%Wind5 mphUV7Humidity80%
Rained 0.5″ yesterday (1″ 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 85°62°
Thu 87°70° 28%
Fri 95°71° 32%
Sat 94°68° 32%
Sun 95°68°
Mon 92°72°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.6 mi in (~18 min). Leave by 7:26 PM for the 8:04 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:34 PM — 1 min before dark.

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