Red Trail via Harvard Snowmobile Club Trail is a 4.4-mile out-and-back in Fruitlands Museum near Harvard Station, MA. It is mostly level, with 228 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 3/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi240 – 397 ft4.6 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Prospect Hill Primary Trail (yellow blazes) 42.51424, -71.60260
Nearest town Harvard Station, MA
Directions
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Red Trail via Harvard Snowmobile Club Trail
4.4 mi · ▲ 228 ft · 1 hr 35 min
Elevation 240–399 ft
Out & Back · Fruitlands Museum
Trailhead: Prospect Hill Primary Trail (yellow blazes) · 42.51424, -71.60260
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 82°F / low 62° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 5:41 AM · sunset 8:05 PM
- Start on Prospect Hill Primary Trail (yellow blazes), heading E.
- 500 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Feltus Trail, heading NE.
- 2 miSharp left onto Red Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miReach Red Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto Harvard Snowmobile Club Trail, heading SW.
- 1.8 miBear right onto Feltus Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Prospect Hill Primary Trail (yellow blazes), heading SW.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
100% dirt
Weather
OvercastTemperature 82°F62°
Precip0%Wind5 mphUV7Humidity80%
Rained 0.5″ yesterday (1.7″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
85°60°
Sunrise 5:41 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:05 PM
Wed
83°63°
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 0.1 mi in (~3 min). Leave by 7:42 PM for the 8:05 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:24 PM — 14 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
Other ways to reach this destination
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