Prospect Hill Park is a 3 mile heavily trafficked loop trail located near Waltham, Massachusetts that offers scenic views and is rated as moderate. The trail is primarily used for hiking, walking, and nature trips and is accessible year-round. Dogs are also able to use this trail.
February 28, 2021
February 28, 2021Given the trail conditions today, cleats or micro spikes would be wicked smart. Thick, slippery ice covered both the trails and paved roads. Most of the time I had to walk on the side of the trail on snow that was crusty to avoid slipping. Going down was more slippery than going up. On the back-end of the loop, the descent is super steep and required that I grab a hold of trees or bushes on the side of the trail to make it more of a controlled slide down. The view of the Boston skyline and suburbs from the top of the hill makes it worth the effort though.
February 21, 2021February 20, 2021February 14, 2021Brought our dog and walked through beautiful and very manageable trails in the thick snow. Was terrific and can’t wait to return in different seasons. You could spend an hour or a while day.
February 7, 2021January 24, 2021good elevation
January 23, 2021Trails are well marked and maintained. Currently dry — no snow or ice
January 21, 2021Nice park with a number of small trails and great views of Boston. Dropped daughter off at Bentley College and wanted to take to get some steps in. Followed paved road and took a number of smaller trails over 1.5 hours. Was able to walk a little over 5 miles. Ran into two people walking dogs otherwise the park was empty. Accessed via the Totten Road parking lot.
January 17, 2021January 17, 2021January 10, 2021Clean
January 6, 2021January 3, 2021Mostly stuck to the paved trail but did go on some of the smaller ones in the woods to find a few geocaches. Not crowded during this first weekend of January.
January 3, 2021Easy, paved, and dog-friendly hike
January 1, 2021December 31, 2020December 30, 2020Great trail, well signposted, lots of smaller trails to explore, great view of the city from the top of the hill. 10/10
December 30, 2020December 26, 2020Gréât for dogs, hidden gem Some great climbs and well marked trails . It’s December so quiet and great view of city of Boston ,
December 19, 2020December 19, 2020December 13, 2020December 13, 2020Went left to start going straight up and get the heart pumping. Nice way to avoid the crowds.
December 6, 2020November 29, 2020Fairly busy trail...some hills but not too bad. Borders on streets and commercial areas at times, but a nice, quick wooded hike with some elevation.
November 29, 2020November 28, 2020Fall loop. Definitely nice Super views. Not crowded even Saturday morning. Waking tip: Go left in route first up steep hill to make return downhill on less slick road.
