(potential NHESP vernal pool) & Harvard Snowmobile Club Trail
2.3 mi · ▲ 262 ft · 54 min
(potential NHESP vernal pool) & Harvard Snowmobile Club Trail is a 2.3-mile out-and-back in Prospect Hill (Newman Land) near Camp Green Eyrie, MA. The route reaches (potential NHESP vernal pool) at the turnaround, 1.2 miles in. It climbs 262 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 9/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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(potential NHESP vernal pool) & Harvard Snowmobile Club Trail
2.3 mi · ▲ 262 ft · 54 min
Elevation 365–505 ft
Out & Back · Prospect Hill (Newman Land)
Trailhead: Smith Trail (yellow) · 42.49851, -71.60121
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 6:49 PM
- Start on Smith Trail (yellow), heading W.
- 450 ftSharp right onto Harvard Snowmobile Club Trail, heading NE.
- 0.7 miBear left onto Dean's Hill Trail, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Prospect Hill Trail - Primary (yellow blaze), heading NW.
- 0.1 miReach (potential NHESP vernal pool), then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Dean's Hill Trail, heading SW.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Harvard Snowmobile Club Trail, heading W.
- 0.7 miSharp left onto Smith Trail (yellow), heading NE.
- 300 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.8 mi in (~25 min). Leave by 6:04 PM for the 6:49 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:26 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Other ways to reach this destination
More from Smith Trail (yellow) Trailhead
- (potential NHESP vernal pool)–Harvard Snowmobile Club Trail, 3 sights 5.8 mi · ▲ 487 ft
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