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Bare Hill Pond–Harvard Snowmobile Club Trail, 3 sights

3.4 mi · ▲ 297 ft · 1 hr 17 min

Bare Hill Pond–Harvard Snowmobile Club Trail, 3 sights is a 3.4-mile out-and-back near Harvard, MA. The route reaches Bare Hill Pond at the turnaround, 1.7 miles in. It climbs 297 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 8/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi338 – 505 ft3.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Tully Trail - Primary (yellow blazes) 42.51000, -71.59080
Nearest town Harvard, MA
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Bare Hill Pond–Harvard Snowmobile Club Trail, 3 sights

3.4 mi · ▲ 297 ft · 1 hr 17 min

Elevation 337–505 ft

Out & Back

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

Weather Sep 20: Light rain, high 58°F / low 48° · precip 57% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 6:49 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 miBear right onto Harvard Snowmobile Club Trail, heading W.
  4. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Smith Trail (yellow), heading S.
  5. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Tufts Trail (yellow), heading S.
  6. 0.2 miReach Bare Hill Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Smith Trail (yellow), heading N.
  8. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Harvard Snowmobile Club Trail, heading NE.
  9. 0.7 miBear left onto Dean's Hill Trail, heading NE.
  10. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Prospect Hill Trail - Primary (yellow blaze), heading NE.
  11. 0.3 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-potential-nhesp-vernal-pool-out-back-7-km-b11b

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Light rainTemperature 58°F48°
Precip57%Wind3 mphUV1Humidity97%
Rained 1.2″ 7 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
60°45° 5 AM: 3% rain6 AM: 6% rain7 AM: 1% rain8 AM: 4% rain9 AM: 9% rain10 AM: 5% rain11 AM: 25% rain12 PM: 36% rain1 PM: 46% rain2 PM: 53% rain3 PM: 55% rain4 PM: 36% rain5 PM: 40% rain6 PM: 57% rain7 PM: 47% rain8 PM: 38% rain9 PM: 43% rain10 PM: 40% rain11 PM: 36% rain
Sunrise 6:32 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:49 PM
Mon 66°54° 38%
Tue 62°44°
Wed 61°43°
Thu 63°41°
Fri 63°46° 34%
Sat 59°50° 40%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.7 mi in (~21 min). Leave by 6:08 PM for the 6:49 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:21 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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