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.
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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
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 200 ftContinue straight onto Two Brothers Trail, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftPass Long Lake.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Wilderness Road, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 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.
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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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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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