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Prospect Hill Park

Little Prospect–Prospect Hill, 6 summits

5.2 mi · ▲ 699 ft · 2 hr 5 min

Little Prospect–Prospect Hill, 6 summits is a 5.2-mile out-and-back in Prospect Hill Park near Prospectville, MA. The route passes Prospect Hill, Little Prospect, Ridge Viewpoint and Boston Rock Viewpoint before reaching Lyman Pond at the turnaround, 2.6 miles in. It climbs 699 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi46 – 469 ft · steepest grade: 16%6.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Dinosaur Rock Trail Spur 42.39369, -71.25542
Nearest town Prospectville, MA
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Little Prospect–Prospect Hill, 6 summits

5.2 mi · ▲ 699 ft · 2 hr 5 min

Elevation 45–470 ft

Out & Back · Prospect Hill Park

Trailhead: Dinosaur Rock Trail Spur · 42.39369, -71.25542

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:41 AM · sunset 8:03 PM

Transit-accessible: 440 Totten Pond Rd stop 390 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Dinosaur Rock Trail Spur, heading E.
  2. 300 ftTurn right onto Dinosaur Rock Trail, heading SW.
  3. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
  4. 100 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  5. 250 ftBear left, heading E.
  6. 250 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  7. 50 ftSharp right, heading SE.
  8. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  9. 150 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  10. 150 ftContinue straight onto Whitney Trail, heading S.
  11. 250 ftTurn right, heading S.
  12. 250 ftPass Prospect Hill.
  13. 100 ftTurn left onto Ridge Trail, heading W.
  14. 0.2 miPass Little Prospect.
  15. 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
  16. 50 ftPass Ridge Viewpoint.
  17. 50 ftPass Boston Rock Viewpoint.
  18. 50 ftTurn left onto Boston Rock Trail, heading S.
  19. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  20. 0.1 miBear right onto Wood Trail, heading E.
  21. 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
  22. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  23. 300 ftTurn right onto Buttrick Trail, heading SE.
  24. 100 ftTurn left onto Barry Trail, heading S.
  25. 450 ftBear left onto Lunda Trail, heading S.
  26. 50 ftTurn right onto Barry Trail, heading S.
  27. 250 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  28. 0.1 miBear left onto Waltham Wayside Trail, heading S.
  29. 0.5 miBear right, heading E.
  30. 0.8 miPass Lyman Pond.
  31. 0.1 miReach Little Prospect, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  32. 1.5 miBear right, heading W.
  33. 0.1 miTurn left onto Barry Trail, heading W.
  34. 250 ftTurn left onto Lunda Trail, heading W.
  35. 50 ftBear right onto Barry Trail, heading W.
  36. 450 ftTurn right onto Buttrick Trail, heading W.
  37. 150 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  38. 250 ftBear left, heading SW.
  39. 50 ftTurn right onto Wood Trail, heading SW.
  40. 150 ftBear left onto Boston Rock Trail, heading SW.
  41. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
  42. 150 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  43. 50 ftTurn right onto Ridge Trail, heading SW.
  44. 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
  45. 350 ftTurn left onto Whitney Trail, heading W.
  46. 400 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  47. 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
  48. 50 ftSharp left, heading N.
  49. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  50. 250 ftBear right, heading N.
  51. 250 ftTurn left, heading N.
  52. 100 ftTurn right onto Dinosaur Rock Trail, heading N.
  53. 0.1 miTurn left onto Dinosaur Rock Trail Spur, heading NE.
  54. 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/lyman-pond-out-back-6-km-0bc4

Trail surface

53% paved36% dirt1% gravel10% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:41 AMSunset 8:03 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~4 min). Leave by 7:38 PM for the 8:03 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:24 PM — 10 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: 440 Totten Pond Rd stop 390 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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