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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.

Elevation

0 mi52 – 259 ft · steepest grade: 25%2.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.69812, -70.88934
Nearest town Pinefield, MA
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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 Aug 4: sunrise 5:39 AM · sunset 8:02 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  3. 0.1 miSharp left onto Bay Circuit Trail, heading SW.
  4. 0.4 miPass Prospect Hill.
  5. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  6. 250 ftBear right, heading N.
  7. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  8. 0.1 miReach Prospect Hill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
  10. 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
  11. 0.4 miSharp right, heading E.
  12. 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  13. 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.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/prospect-hill-out-back-3-km-6293

Trail surface

91% dirt9% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:39 AMSunset 8:02 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.7 mi in (~23 min). Leave by 7:19 PM for the 8:02 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:34 PM — 0 min before dark.

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