White Pine–Orange Trail, 3 sights is a 5-mile out-and-back in Fruitlands Museum near Harvard Station, MA. The route reaches White Pine at the turnaround, 2.5 miles in. It is mostly level, with 246 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 3/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi240 – 377 ft5.4 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 42.51709, -71.59881
Nearest town Harvard Station, MA
Directions
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White Pine–Orange Trail, 3 sights
5 mi · ▲ 246 ft · 1 hr 47 min
Elevation 240–377 ft
Out & Back · Fruitlands Museum
Trailhead: 42.51709, -71.59881
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 6:49 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 450 ftSharp right onto Feltus Trail, heading N.
- 1.8 miSharp left onto Red Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Orange Trail, heading NE.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Yellow Trail, heading NE.
- 0.3 miReach White Pine, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Orange Trail, heading SW.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Red Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto Harvard Snowmobile Club Trail, heading S.
- 1.8 miSharp left, heading S.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
95% dirt5% grass
Weather
Sunrise 6:32 AMSunset 6:49 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.2 mi in (~58 min). Leave by 5:31 PM for the 6:49 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:03 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Other ways to reach this destination
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- Harvard Snowmobile Club Trail 4.2 mi · ▲ 199 ft
- Harvard Snowmobile Club Trail 2.6 mi · ▲ 86 ft
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