Sunset Trail & Waltham Wayside Trail

2.6 mi · ▲ 277 ft · 1 hr

Sunset Trail & Waltham Wayside Trail is a 2.6-mile out-and-back in Prospect Hill Park near Cedarwood, MA. It climbs 277 ft, with sections as steep as 15% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi118 – 335 ft · steepest grade: 15%3.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Waltham Wayside Trail 42.37686, -71.26386

Nearest town Cedarwood, MA

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Sunset Trail & Waltham Wayside Trail

2.6 mi · ▲ 277 ft · 1 hr

Elevation 117–335 ft

Out & Back · Prospect Hill Park

Trailhead: Waltham Wayside Trail · 42.37686, -71.26386

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

Bikes allowed on the whole route · Transit-accessible: Main St opp Cutting Ln stop 29 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

Start on Waltham Wayside Trail, heading NE.
0.4 miSharp left, heading NW.
0.1 miTurn left onto Barry Trail, heading NW.
0.4 miBear left onto Bond Trail, heading NE.
0.2 miTurn left onto Sunset Trail, heading N.
0.2 miBear left onto Richardson Trail, heading N.
50 ftContinue straight onto Sunset Trail, heading N.
0.1 miReach Waltham Wayside Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
0.1 miContinue straight onto Richardson Trail, heading N.
50 ftBear right onto Sunset Trail, heading N.
0.2 miTurn right onto Bond Trail, heading S.
0.2 miBear right, heading S.
0.4 miContinue straight onto Barry Trail, heading S.
50 ftTurn right, heading S.
0.1 miSharp right onto Waltham Wayside Trail, heading E.
0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

66% dirt25% paved9% unspecified

Weather

5:41 AM8:03 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.8 mi in (~23 min). Leave by 7:19 PM for the 8:03 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:37 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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