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Old Millpond & Harvard Snowmobile Club Trail

2.2 mi · ▲ 83 ft · 46 min

Old Millpond & Harvard Snowmobile Club Trail is a 2.2-mile out-and-back near Harvard Station, MA. The route reaches Old Millpond. It is mostly level, with 83 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi236 – 312 ft2.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Harvard Park 42.53049, -71.58379
Nearest town Harvard Station, MA
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Old Millpond & Harvard Snowmobile Club Trail

2.2 mi · ▲ 83 ft · 46 min

Elevation 238–312 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Harvard Park · 42.53049, -71.58379

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 83°F / low 63° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:42 AM · sunset 8:04 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Harvard Park, heading N.
  2. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Stone Field, heading E.
  3. 50 ftPass Old Millpond.
  4. 50 ftContinue straight onto Harvard Park, heading E.
  5. 350 ftSharp right onto Stone Field, heading E.
  6. 0.4 miBear right, heading E.
  7. 200 ftContinue straight onto Harvard Snowmobile Club Trail, heading S.
  8. 0.3 miReach Old Millpond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 0.4 miBear left onto Stone Field, heading NE.
  10. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Harvard Park, heading NW.
  11. 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/old-millpond-old-millpond-out-back-5-sights-6-km-f2d4

Trail surface

98% dirt2% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 83°F63°
Precip0%Wind6 mphUV7Humidity78%
Rained 0.6″ yesterday (1.8″ 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 84°64°
Thu 89°68° 29%
Fri 95°71° 32%
Sat 93°71° 31%
Sun 96°69°
Mon 95°73°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~4 min). Leave by 7:40 PM for the 8:04 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:23 PM — 12 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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