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Fruitlands Museum

Dean's Hill–Bare Hill Pond, 8 sights

5.9 mi · ▲ 463 ft · 2 hr 12 min

Dean's Hill–Bare Hill Pond, 8 sights is a 5.9-mile out-and-back in Fruitlands Museum near Harvard, MA. The route passes Dean's Hill, Bare Hill Pond, (potential NHESP vernal pool) and (potential NHESP vernal pool). It climbs 463 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 5/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi240 – 509 ft6.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Tully Trail - Primary (yellow blazes) 42.51000, -71.59080
Nearest town Harvard, MA
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Dean's Hill–Bare Hill Pond, 8 sights

5.9 mi · ▲ 463 ft · 2 hr 12 min

Elevation 240–508 ft

Out & Back · Fruitlands Museum

Trailhead: Tully Trail - Primary (yellow blazes) · 42.51000, -71.59080

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 82°F / low 63° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:42 AM · sunset 8:04 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Prospect Hill Trail - Primary (yellow blaze), heading W.
  2. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Dean's Hill Trail, heading SW.
  3. 0.3 miReach Dean's Hill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 50 ftSharp left onto Harvard Snowmobile Club Trail, heading SW.
  5. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Smith Trail (yellow), heading SW.
  6. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Tufts Trail (yellow), heading S.
  7. 0.2 miPass Bare Hill Pond.
  8. 0.1 miBear right onto Scorgie Trail, heading W.
  9. 250 ftTurn left onto Scorgie Trail (yellow), heading NW.
  10. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Clapp Trail (yellow), heading W.
  11. 0.1 miTurn right onto Clapp Trail (yellow blaze), heading W.
  12. 450 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  13. 50 ftPass (potential NHESP vernal pool).
  14. 200 ftContinue straight onto Harvard Snowmobile Club Trail, heading W.
  15. 0.6 miSharp left onto White Trail, heading NW.
  16. 50 ftTurn right onto Old Union Turnpike (blue trail), heading N.
  17. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Orange Trail, heading SW.
  18. 250 ftContinue straight onto Old Union Turnpike (blue trail), heading W.
  19. 2 miBear right onto Feltus Trail, heading SE.
  20. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Prospect Hill Primary Trail (yellow blazes), heading S.
  21. 400 ftContinue straight onto Prospect Hill Trail - Primary (yellow blaze), heading SW.
  22. 350 ftPass (potential NHESP vernal pool).
  23. 0.2 miSharp left onto Prospect Hill Secondary Trail (blue blazes), heading SE.
  24. 0.2 miTurn left onto Prospect Hill Trail - Primary (yellow blaze), heading E.
  25. 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/potential-nhesp-vernal-pool-loop

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

OvercastTemperature 82°F63°
Precip0%Wind6 mphUV7Humidity73%
Rained 0.4″ yesterday (1.6″ 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°65°
Thu 87°68° 29%
Fri 95°71° 33%
Sat 93°70° 31%
Sun 96°69°
Mon 94°72°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.8 mi in (~24 min). Leave by 7:20 PM for the 8:04 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:38 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Car visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

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