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 Sep 20: Heavy drizzle, high 56°F / low 48° · precip 58% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 6:52 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

Heavy drizzleTemperature 56°F48°
Precip58%Wind4 mphUV1Humidity99%
Rained 0.1″ 3 days ago (0.9″ over the last week)
Hourly temperatureRain chance
60°45° 5 AM: 13% rain6 AM: 1% rain7 AM: 3% rain8 AM: 13% rain9 AM: 16% rain10 AM: 27% rain11 AM: 50% rain12 PM: 57% rain1 PM: 57% rain2 PM: 58% rain3 PM: 34% rain4 PM: 35% rain5 PM: 46% rain6 PM: 47% rain7 PM: 46% rain8 PM: 39% rain9 PM: 40% rain10 PM: 43% rain11 PM: 34% rain
Sunrise 6:35 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:52 PM
Mon 61°49° 19%
Tue 56°40°
Wed 59°39°
Thu 61°37° 15%
Fri 62°44° 32%
Sat 58°47° 32%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:31 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 6:52 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:20 PM.

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