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Dow Brook Conservation Area

Prospect Hill via Bay Circuit Trail

1.9 mi · ▲ 193 ft · 44 min

Prospect Hill via Bay Circuit Trail is a 1.9-mile out-and-back in Dow Brook Conservation Area near Rowley, MA. The route reaches Prospect Hill at the turnaround, 0.9 miles in. It is mostly level, with 193 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi49 – 256 ft · steepest grade: 23%2.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.70534, -70.88074
Nearest town Rowley, MA
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Prospect Hill via Bay Circuit Trail

1.9 mi · ▲ 193 ft · 44 min

Elevation 51–255 ft

Out & Back · Dow Brook Conservation Area

Trailhead: 42.70534, -70.88074

Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 81°F / low 61° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:39 AM · sunset 8:02 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
  3. 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
  4. 500 ftSharp left onto Bay Circuit Trail, heading SW.
  5. 0.4 miReach Prospect Hill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 0.4 miSharp right, heading SE.
  7. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
  8. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
  9. 0.1 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/prospect-hill-out-back-3-km-519d

Trail surface

89% dirt1% boardwalk10% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 81°F61°
Precip0%Wind6 mphUV7Humidity81%
Rained 0.8″ yesterday (1.4″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
85°60°
Sunrise 5:39 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:02 PM
Wed 83°63°
Thu 89°71° 28%
Fri 96°73° 29%
Sat 94°69° 48%
Sun 95°68° 17%
Mon 95°70°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.9 mi in (~28 min). Leave by 7:14 PM for the 8:02 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:40 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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