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Prospect Hill Park

Sunset Trail & Waltham Wayside Trail

2.3 mi · ▲ 227 ft · 53 min

Sunset Trail & Waltham Wayside Trail is a 2.3-mile out-and-back in Prospect Hill Park near Waltham Highlands, MA. It is mostly level, with 227 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi98 – 335 ft2.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Waltham Wayside Trail 42.37761, -71.25164
Nearest town Waltham Highlands, MA
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Sunset Trail & Waltham Wayside Trail

2.3 mi · ▲ 227 ft · 53 min

Elevation 98–335 ft

Out & Back · Prospect Hill Park

Trailhead: Waltham Wayside Trail · 42.37761, -71.25164

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

Bikes allowed on the whole route · Transit-accessible: Main St @ Prospect Hill Rd stop 148 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Waltham Wayside Trail, heading W.
  2. 0.2 miBear right, heading NW.
  3. 0.1 miTurn left onto Barry Trail, heading N.
  4. 250 ftTurn left onto Lunda Trail, heading N.
  5. 50 ftBear right onto Barry Trail, heading N.
  6. 450 ftTurn right onto Buttrick Trail, heading N.
  7. 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
  8. 250 ftBear left, heading NE.
  9. 450 ftTurn right onto Bond Trail, heading NW.
  10. 0.3 miTurn left onto Sunset Trail, heading N.
  11. 0.2 miBear left onto Richardson Trail, heading N.
  12. 50 ftContinue straight onto Sunset Trail, heading N.
  13. 0.1 miReach Waltham Wayside Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  14. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Richardson Trail, heading N.
  15. 50 ftBear right onto Sunset Trail, heading NE.
  16. 0.2 miTurn right onto Bond Trail, heading SW.
  17. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  18. 450 ftBear right, heading S.
  19. 300 ftTurn right onto Buttrick Trail, heading S.
  20. 100 ftTurn left onto Barry Trail, heading S.
  21. 450 ftBear left onto Lunda Trail, heading SE.
  22. 50 ftTurn right onto Barry Trail, heading S.
  23. 250 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  24. 0.1 miBear left onto Waltham Wayside Trail, heading E.
  25. 0.1 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/sunset-trail-out-back-3-km

Trail surface

65% dirt25% paved10% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:41 AMSunset 8:03 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.7 mi in (~21 min). Leave by 7:22 PM for the 8:03 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:34 PM — 0 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • Bikes allowed on the whole route
  • Transit-accessible: Main St @ Prospect Hill Rd stop 148 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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