Mt Watatic and Nutting Hill

Leaders
James Douberley (C), Madeline Hickman (C)
Program
Winter School
Type
Hiking
Terrain level
B
Trip date
Saturday, January 10th
Difficulty rating
Easy
Prerequisites
Comfortable hiking 3-4 miles

Join us on a beginner-friendly hike up Mt. Watatic and Nutting Hill (~1hr from Cambridge)!

We'll take the Wapack Trail up Mt Watatic, where we will hopefully have some great 360-degree views - including Monadnock, Wachusett, and Boston if the weather is clear! From there, we'll continue to Nutting Hill, with an option of continuing on to tag the MA-NH state border. The full hike will be 3 - 3.6 miles with ~725ft of elevation gain.

This is a great intro to winter hiking trip! We'll practice layering, use microspikes if conditions require them, practice the triangle of happiness, and any other skills folks are excited about.

Note: the mandatory pre-trip meeting will take place Thursday 1/8 before the week 1 safety lectures, at 6pm on the fourth floor of the MIT Student Center

Signup

Algorithm
first-come, first-serve
Maximum participants
8
Signups opened at
Jan. 7, 2026, noon
Signups close at
Jan. 8, 2026, 11:59 p.m.
Notes
  1. Do you have prior experience with winter hiking? (None required!)
  2. Are there any skills you're interested in practicing?
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