Prospect Hill & Prospectors Ridge Trail
1 mi · ▲ 309 ft · 29 min
Prospect Hill & Prospectors Ridge Trail is a 1-mile out-and-back in Prospect Hill Park near Waltham Highlands, MA. The route reaches Prospect Hill. It climbs 309 ft, with sections as steep as 24% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Prospect Hill & Prospectors Ridge Trail
1 mi · ▲ 309 ft · 29 min
Elevation 136–455 ft
Out & Back · Prospect Hill Park
Trailhead: 42.38932, -71.25408
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:41 AM · sunset 8:03 PM
Bikes allowed on the whole route · Transit-accessible: Tomlin St @ Dale St stop 597 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 150 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftPass Prospect Hill.
- 250 ftTurn left onto Whitney Trail, heading N.
- 400 ftBear right, heading N.
- 250 ftBear right, heading N.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Hansen Slope Trail, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Watch Works Trail, heading NE.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Prospectors Ridge Trail, heading N.
- 150 ftReach Prospect Hill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 500 ftSharp right, heading S.
- 100 ftArrive 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 right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:42 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 8:03 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:34 PM.
Good to know
- Bikes allowed on the whole route
- Transit-accessible: Tomlin St @ Dale St stop 597 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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