AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Old Millpond & Harvard Snowmobile Club Trail

3.9 mi · ▲ 197 ft · 1 hr 24 min

Old Millpond & Harvard Snowmobile Club Trail is a 3.9-mile out-and-back near Devenscrest, MA. The route reaches Old Millpond. It is mostly level, with 197 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi226 – 371 ft4.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Yellow Blaze 42.53890, -71.57570
Nearest town Devenscrest, MA
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Old Millpond & Harvard Snowmobile Club Trail

3.9 mi · ▲ 197 ft · 1 hr 24 min

Elevation 227–371 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Yellow Blaze · 42.53890, -71.57570

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 Yellow Blaze, heading E.
  2. 0.1 miTurn right onto Harvard Snowmobile Club Trail, heading S.
  3. 0.4 miTurn left onto Harvard Snowmobile Club Trail (permit required), heading N.
  4. 50 ftSharp right onto Harvard Snowmobile Club Trail, heading N.
  5. 0.6 miPass Old Millpond.
  6. 50 ftContinue straight onto Stone Field, heading S.
  7. 250 ftTurn right onto Harvard Park, heading S.
  8. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Harvard Park Secondary Trail, heading W.
  9. 150 ftContinue straight onto Harvard Snowmobile Club Trail, heading W.
  10. 0.6 miReach Old Millpond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  11. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Harvard Park Secondary Trail, heading E.
  12. 150 ftContinue straight onto Harvard Park, heading E.
  13. 0.3 miTurn left onto Stone Field, heading E.
  14. 300 ftContinue straight onto Harvard Snowmobile Club Trail, heading N.
  15. 0.6 miSharp left onto Harvard Snowmobile Club Trail (permit required), heading S.
  16. 50 ftTurn right onto Harvard Snowmobile Club Trail, heading S.
  17. 0.4 miTurn left onto Yellow Blaze, heading N.
  18. 450 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/old-millpond-old-millpond-out-back-6-km-897f

Trail surface

95% dirt5% grass

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 1.8 mi in (~48 min). Leave by 6:56 PM for the 8:04 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:05 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Car visible from the viewpoint

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