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Prospect Hill Park

Sunset Trail & Waltham Wayside Trail

3.7 mi · ▲ 333 ft · 1 hr 24 min

Sunset Trail & Waltham Wayside Trail is a 3.7-mile out-and-back in Prospect Hill Park near Waltham, MA. It climbs 333 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi49 – 335 ft · steepest grade: 16%4.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Waltham Wayside Trail 42.38106, -71.23700
Nearest town Waltham, MA
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Sunset Trail & Waltham Wayside Trail

3.7 mi · ▲ 333 ft · 1 hr 24 min

Elevation 49–335 ft

Out & Back · Prospect Hill Park

Trailhead: Waltham Wayside Trail · 42.38106, -71.23700

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

Transit-accessible: 130 Lexington St @ Shopping Plaza stop 72 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Waltham Wayside Trail, heading W.
  2. 1 miBear right, heading W.
  3. 0.1 miTurn left onto Barry Trail, heading NW.
  4. 0.4 miBear left onto Bond Trail, heading N.
  5. 0.2 miTurn left onto Sunset Trail, heading N.
  6. 0.2 miBear left onto Richardson Trail, heading N.
  7. 50 ftContinue straight onto Sunset Trail, heading N.
  8. 0.1 miReach Waltham Wayside Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Richardson Trail, heading N.
  10. 50 ftBear right onto Sunset Trail, heading NE.
  11. 0.2 miTurn right onto Bond Trail, heading S.
  12. 0.2 miBear right, heading E.
  13. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Barry Trail, heading S.
  14. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  15. 0.1 miBear left onto Waltham Wayside Trail, heading SE.
  16. 0.5 miBear right, heading E.
  17. 0.2 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-waltham-wayside-trail-out-back-6-km

Trail surface

47% dirt46% paved7% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:41 AMSunset 8:03 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.3 mi in (~38 min). Leave by 7:05 PM for the 8:03 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:50 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: 130 Lexington St @ Shopping Plaza stop 72 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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