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Old Millpond–Harvard Snowmobile Club Trail, 3 sights

5 mi · ▲ 167 ft · 1 hr 45 min

Old Millpond–Harvard Snowmobile Club Trail, 3 sights is a 5-mile out-and-back near Devenscrest, MA. The route reaches Old Millpond. It is mostly level, with 167 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi226 – 381 ft5.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Millie's Path 42.53014, -71.57760
Nearest town Devenscrest, MA
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Old Millpond–Harvard Snowmobile Club Trail, 3 sights

5 mi · ▲ 167 ft · 1 hr 45 min

Elevation 227–380 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Millie's Path · 42.53014, -71.57760

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 Millie's Path, heading N.
  2. 0.3 miBear left onto Harvard Snowmobile Club Trail (permit required), heading N.
  3. 50 ftPass Old Millpond.
  4. 0.3 miTurn left onto Harvard Snowmobile Club Trail, heading N.
  5. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Stone Field, heading S.
  6. 350 ftContinue straight onto Harvard Park, heading E.
  7. 300 ftSharp right onto Stone Field, heading E.
  8. 0.4 miBear right, heading SE.
  9. 200 ftContinue straight onto Harvard Snowmobile Club Trail, heading S.
  10. 0.8 miTurn right onto Recreation Trail, heading W.
  11. 350 ftReach Old Millpond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 400 ftTurn left onto Harvard Snowmobile Club Trail, heading NE.
  13. 0.9 miBear left onto Stone Field, heading NE.
  14. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Harvard Snowmobile Club Trail, heading NW.
  15. 0.6 miTurn right onto Harvard Snowmobile Club Trail (permit required), heading NE.
  16. 0.3 miBear right onto Millie's Path, heading SW.
  17. 0.1 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-6-km-de87

Trail surface

96% dirt3% gravel1% 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 2.5 mi in (~66 min). Leave by 6:38 PM for the 8:04 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:22 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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