Pratt Mountain–Mount Watatic, 6 summits is an 8.3-mile out-and-back in Binney Hill Wilderness Preserve near Wellville, MA. The route passes Mount Watatic, Mount Watatic Reservation Viewpoint and Nutting Hill before reaching Pratt Mountain at the turnaround, 4.2 miles in. It climbs 1,866 ft, with sections as steep as 34% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 44/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi1,198 – 1,831 ft · steepest grade: 34%8.6 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 42.68984, -71.89276
Nearest town Wellville, MA
Directions
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Pratt Mountain–Mount Watatic, 6 summits
8.3 mi · ▲ 1,866 ft · 3 hr 42 min
Elevation 1,196–1,831 ft
Out & Back · Binney Hill Wilderness Preserve
Trailhead: 42.68984, -71.89276
Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 78°F / low 61° · precip 0% · wind 11 mph · sunrise 5:43 AM · sunset 8:06 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 0.6 miPass Mount Watatic.
- 50 ftPass Mount Watatic Reservation Viewpoint.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 100 ftBear left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Access Road, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear left onto Mid State Trail, heading NW.
- 0.7 miPass Nutting Hill.
- 0.4 miBear left onto Wapack Trail, heading N.
- 1 miTurn left onto Binney Hill Road, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Wapack Trail, heading SW.
- 1.2 miReach Pratt Mountain, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.2 miBear left onto Binney Hill Road, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Wapack Trail, heading NE.
- 1 miBear right onto Mid State Trail, heading SE.
- 1.1 miBear right onto Access Road, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 0.6 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
84% dirt16% unspecified
Weather
ClearTemperature 78°F61°
Precip0%Wind11 mphUV7Humidity69%
Rained 1.1″ yesterday (3.6″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°60°
Sunrise 5:43 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:06 PM
Wed
79°63°
Thu
86°66°
49%
Fri
91°68°
34%
Sat
89°67°
34%
Sun
92°67°
Mon
90°68°
16%
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.8 mi in (~61 min). Leave by 6:45 PM for the 8:06 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:19 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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