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Prospect Hill Park

Prospect Hill & Sunset Trail

1.3 mi · ▲ 185 ft · 32 min

Prospect Hill & Sunset Trail is a 1.3-mile out-and-back in Prospect Hill Park near Prospectville, MA. The route reaches Prospect Hill at the turnaround, 0.5 miles in. It is mostly level, with 185 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi266 – 469 ft · steepest grade: 21%1.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Dinosaur Rock Trail Spur 42.39369, -71.25542
Nearest town Prospectville, MA
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Prospect Hill & Sunset Trail

1.3 mi · ▲ 185 ft · 32 min

Elevation 265–470 ft

Out & Back · Prospect Hill Park

Trailhead: Dinosaur Rock Trail Spur · 42.39369, -71.25542

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:41 AM · sunset 8:03 PM

Transit-accessible: 440 Totten Pond Rd stop 390 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Dinosaur Rock Trail Spur, heading E.
  2. 300 ftTurn right onto Dinosaur Rock Trail, heading SW.
  3. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
  4. 100 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  5. 250 ftBear left, heading E.
  6. 250 ftTurn left, heading E.
  7. 250 ftReach Prospect Hill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  9. 200 ftBear left, heading SE.
  10. 150 ftContinue straight onto Whitney Trail, heading SW.
  11. 250 ftTurn right, heading S.
  12. 350 ftTurn left onto Ridge Trail, heading SW.
  13. 0.1 miTurn right onto Fitz Trail, heading SW.
  14. 100 ftBear right, heading S.
  15. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Richardson Trail, heading NW.
  16. 450 ftContinue straight onto Sunset Trail, heading NW.
  17. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  18. 50 ftTurn left onto Short Trail, heading N.
  19. 250 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  20. 200 ftTurn left onto Dinosaur Rock Trail, heading N.
  21. 0.1 miTurn left onto Dinosaur Rock Trail Spur, heading E.
  22. 250 ftArrive 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-sunset-trail-out-back

Trail surface

70% dirt22% paved3% gravel5% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:41 AMSunset 8:03 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~7 min). Leave by 7:35 PM for the 8:03 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:23 PM — 11 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: 440 Totten Pond Rd stop 390 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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