Prospect Park

Meeting House Hall–Berry Hill Trail, 4 sights

1.1 mi · ▲ 81 ft · 24 min

Meeting House Hall–Berry Hill Trail, 4 sights is a 1.1-mile out-and-back in Prospect Park near Shrewsbury, MA. The route reaches Meeting House Hall at the turnaround, 0.4 miles in. It is mostly level, with 81 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi627 – 722 ft1.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Merriam Trail 42.30082, -71.71217
Nearest town Shrewsbury, MA

Directions

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Meeting House Hall–Berry Hill Trail, 4 sights

1.1 mi · ▲ 81 ft · 24 min

Elevation 625–722 ft

Out & Back · Prospect Park

Trailhead: Merriam Trail · 42.30082, -71.71217

Weather Sep 20: Heavy drizzle, high 59°F / low 49° · precip 58% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 6:50 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Merriam Trail, heading N.
  2. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Juniper Trail, heading N.
  3. 0.1 miTurn left onto Whittall Trail, heading N.
  4. 0.1 miReach Meeting House Hall, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Juniper Trail, heading S.
  6. 0.1 miSharp right onto Meeting House Hill Trail, heading S.
  7. 200 ftBear left onto Berry Hill Trail, heading S.
  8. 0.1 miTurn left onto Scout Trail, heading N.
  9. 0.3 miBear left onto Merriam Trail, heading E.
  10. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Weather

Heavy drizzleTemperature 59°F49°
Precip58%Wind5 mphUV1Humidity95%
Rained 0.1″ 3 days ago (1.6″ over the last week)
Hourly temperatureRain chance
60°45° 2 AM: 1% rain3 AM: 6% rain5 AM: 6% rain7 AM: 5% rain8 AM: 5% rain9 AM: 10% rain10 AM: 5% rain11 AM: 29% rain12 PM: 46% rain1 PM: 45% rain2 PM: 54% rain3 PM: 56% rain4 PM: 40% rain5 PM: 39% rain6 PM: 58% rain7 PM: 42% rain8 PM: 28% rain9 PM: 27% rain10 PM: 46% rain11 PM: 54% rain
Sunrise 6:33 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:50 PM
Mon 65°53° 50%
Tue 58°43°
Wed 61°42°
Thu 62°40°
Fri 62°46° 32%
Sat 58°49° 41%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.4 mi in (~10 min). Leave by 6:20 PM for the 6:50 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:14 PM — 3 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead