Prospect Hill Conservation Area
Prospect Hill via Bay Circuit Trail
2.1 mi · ▲ 360 ft · 53 min
Prospect Hill via Bay Circuit Trail is a 2.1-mile out-and-back in Prospect Hill Conservation Area near Pinefield, MA. The route reaches Prospect Hill. It climbs 360 ft, with sections as steep as 25% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Prospect Hill via Bay Circuit Trail
2.1 mi · ▲ 360 ft · 53 min
Elevation 54–260 ft
Out & Back · Prospect Hill Conservation Area
Trailhead: 42.69812, -70.88934
Weather Sep 20: Drizzle, high 62°F / low 47° · precip 48% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:29 AM · sunset 6:46 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.1 miSharp left onto Bay Circuit Trail, heading SW.
- 0.4 miPass Prospect Hill.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 250 ftBear right, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miReach Prospect Hill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.4 miSharp right, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.2 miArrive 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 0.7 mi in (~23 min). Leave by 6:04 PM for the 6:46 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:19 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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