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Oxbow National Wildlife Refuge

Mirror Lake–Little Mirror Lake, 4 lakes

1.9 mi · ▲ 149 ft · 42 min

Mirror Lake–Little Mirror Lake, 4 lakes is a 1.9-mile out-and-back in Oxbow National Wildlife Refuge near Harvard Station, MA. The route passes Mirror Lake, Black Spruce Bog and Little Mirror Lake. It is mostly level, with 149 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 13/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi243 – 308 ft2.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.52158, -71.61603
Nearest town Harvard Station, MA
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Mirror Lake–Little Mirror Lake, 4 lakes

1.9 mi · ▲ 149 ft · 42 min

Elevation 243–310 ft

Out & Back · Oxbow National Wildlife Refuge

Trailhead: 42.52158, -71.61603

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

  1. Start on Mirror Lake (secondary trail), heading SE.
  2. 0.3 miPass Mirror Lake.
  3. 50 ftPass Black Spruce Bog.
  4. 50 ftTurn right onto Mirror Lake Trail (primary), heading E.
  5. 500 ftPass Little Mirror Lake.
  6. 0.6 miReach Mirror Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 0.7 miTurn left onto Mirror Lake (secondary trail), heading SW.
  8. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/mirror-lake-little-mirror-lake-out-back-7-lakes-3-km-6ce5

Trail surface

82% dirt18% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 82°F62°
Precip0%Wind4 mphUV7Humidity80%
Rained 0.5″ yesterday (1.7″ 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°64°
Thu 90°69° 30%
Fri 95°71° 33%
Sat 94°69° 31%
Sun 94°68°
Mon 92°73°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~8 min). Leave by 7:36 PM for the 8:04 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:27 PM — 9 min before dark.

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