Best hikes in Upton State Forest
Ambleway maps 17 hikes in Upton State Forest, from a 2.0-mile walk to a 11-mile day out. 15 of them score as wild, staying clear of roads and development for most of the route; the wildest is Mammoth Rock Trail. The biggest climb is Peppercorn Hill–Lake Maspenock, 7 sights, gaining 1,075 ft, and the network tops out at 621 ft.
- Mammoth Rock–Grouse Trail, 6 sights 2 mi · ▲ 110 ft
- Mammoth Rock Trail 2.1 mi · ▲ 111 ft
- Hawk Trail–Middle Road Loop, 3 sights 2.2 mi · ▲ 57 ft
- Triphammer Road 2.2 mi · ▲ 27 ft
- East Elm Trail & Whitehall Trail via Bridge Road 2.5 mi · ▲ 229 ft
- Dean Pond–Dean Pond Road, 5 sights 2.6 mi · ▲ 261 ft
- Grouse Trail–Hawk Trail Loop, 5 sights 3 mi · ▲ 203 ft
- Spring Road Trail–Spring Street Trail, 3 sights 4.2 mi · ▲ 370 ft
- Rabbit Run 7.4 mi · ▲ 568 ft
- Pratt Hill Road 7.4 mi · ▲ 813 ft
- Nuthatch Trail 7.4 mi · ▲ 591 ft
- Powerline Trail 8.3 mi · ▲ 831 ft
- Peppercorn Hill–Lake Maspenock, 7 sights 10.1 mi · ▲ 1,075 ft
- George Hill via Old Hopkinton Spring Trail 10.6 mi · ▲ 952 ft
- Pratt Hill–Whitehall Reservoir, 9 sights 10.9 mi · ▲ 631 ft
- Spring Road Trail via Spring Street Trail 2.8 mi · ▲ 139 ft
- Lake Maspenock & Triphammer Road via Powerline Trail 8.9 mi · ▲ 832 ft