AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Harvard Forest

Prospect Hill Road & Swamp Road

2.2 mi · ▲ 82 ft · 46 min

Prospect Hill Road & Swamp Road is a 2.2-mile out-and-back in Harvard Forest near The Street, MA. It is mostly level, with 82 ft of elevation gain. It scores 41/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi1,175 – 1,266 ft2.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Prospect Hill Road 42.54680, -72.18112
Nearest town The Street, MA
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Prospect Hill Road & Swamp Road

2.2 mi · ▲ 82 ft · 46 min

Elevation 1,175–1,268 ft

Out & Back · Harvard Forest

Trailhead: Prospect Hill Road · 42.54680, -72.18112

Weather Aug 4: Partly cloudy, high 76°F / low 59° · precip 0% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 5:44 AM · sunset 8:07 PM

  1. Start on Prospect Hill Road, heading S.
  2. 0.6 miTurn left onto Swamp Road, heading SE.
  3. 0.5 miReach Prospect Hill Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 0.5 miTurn right onto Prospect Hill Road, heading NE.
  5. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/prospect-hill-road-out-back-1c9a

Trail surface

56% dirt44% unspecified

Weather

Partly cloudyTemperature 76°F59°
Precip0%Wind7 mphUV7Humidity72%
Rained 2.2″ yesterday (5″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°55°
Sunrise 5:44 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:07 PM
Wed 77°61°
Thu 85°65° 54%
Fri 90°67° 37%
Sat 88°66° 38%
Sun 90°64°
Mon 87°66° 18%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:46 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 8:07 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:38 PM.

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