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Sprague Land

Dean's Hill–Bare Hill Pond, 5 sights

5.6 mi · ▲ 282 ft · 2 hr

Dean's Hill–Bare Hill Pond, 5 sights is a 5.6-mile out-and-back in Sprague Land near Still River, MA. The route passes Bare Hill Pond before reaching Dean's Hill at the turnaround, 2.8 miles in. It climbs 282 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 7/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi348 – 509 ft5.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Field perimeter trail 42.47753, -71.61637
Nearest town Still River, MA
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Dean's Hill–Bare Hill Pond, 5 sights

5.6 mi · ▲ 282 ft · 2 hr

Elevation 348–508 ft

Out & Back · Sprague Land

Trailhead: Field perimeter trail · 42.47753, -71.61637

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:42 AM · sunset 8:04 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Field perimeter trail, heading E.
  2. 0.1 miBear left onto Woods Road, heading N.
  3. 100 ftBear right, heading N.
  4. 50 ftBear left onto Harvard Snowmobile Club Trail, heading N.
  5. 1.1 miPass Bare Hill Pond.
  6. 100 ftTurn left, heading N.
  7. 450 ftContinue straight onto Clapp Trail (blue), heading N.
  8. 500 ftTurn right onto Clapp Trail (yellow), heading NE.
  9. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Scorgie Trail (yellow), heading E.
  10. 0.1 miTurn right onto Scorgie Trail, heading NE.
  11. 250 ftBear left onto Tufts Trail (yellow), heading SE.
  12. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Smith Trail (yellow), heading N.
  13. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Harvard Snowmobile Club Trail, heading N.
  14. 0.7 miSharp right onto Dean's Hill Trail, heading SE.
  15. 50 ftReach Dean's Hill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  16. 50 ftSharp left onto Harvard Snowmobile Club Trail, heading SE.
  17. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Smith Trail (yellow), heading SW.
  18. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Tufts Trail (yellow), heading SW.
  19. 0.3 miBear right onto Scorgie Trail, heading S.
  20. 250 ftTurn left onto Scorgie Trail (yellow), heading W.
  21. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Clapp Trail (yellow), heading W.
  22. 0.1 miTurn left onto Clapp Trail (blue), heading NW.
  23. 0.2 miTurn right onto Harvard Snowmobile Club Trail, heading S.
  24. 1.1 miBear right, heading SW.
  25. 50 ftBear left onto Woods Road, heading SW.
  26. 100 ftBear right onto Primary Trail, heading SW.
  27. 300 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/potential-nhesp-vernal-pool-potential-nhesp-vernal-pool-out-back-12-km-c942

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 5:42 AMSunset 8:04 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~2 min). Leave by 7:42 PM for the 8:04 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:21 PM — 15 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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