Mount Ararat & Neponset River Greenway
2 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 41 min
Mount Ararat & Neponset River Greenway is a 2-mile out-and-back in Neponset River Reservation near Hyde Park, MA. The route reaches Mount Ararat. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Mount Ararat & Neponset River Greenway
2 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 41 min
Elevation 32–67 ft
Out & Back · Neponset River Reservation
Trailhead: Neponset River Greenway · 42.25010, -71.12260
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 6:45 PM
Transit-accessible: Truman Hwy @ Dana Ave stop 35 m from the trailhead
- Start on Neponset River Greenway, heading SW.
- 50 ftPass Mount Ararat.
- 1 miReach Mount Ararat, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1 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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The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.4 mi in (~10 min). Leave by 6:16 PM for the 6:45 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:11 PM — 3 min before dark.
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- Transit-accessible: Truman Hwy @ Dana Ave stop 35 m from the trailhead
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