Backpacker Trail
1.9 mi · ▲ 113 ft · 41 min
Backpacker Trail is a 1.9-mile out-and-back in Callahan State Park near Marlborough Junction, MA. It is mostly level, with 113 ft of elevation gain. It scores 8/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi249 – 367 ft2.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 42.34564, -71.49604
Nearest town Marlborough Junction, MA
Directions
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Backpacker Trail
1.9 mi · ▲ 113 ft · 41 min
Elevation 248–367 ft
Out & Back · Callahan State Park
Trailhead: 42.34564, -71.49604
Weather Sep 20: Drizzle, high 61°F / low 49° · precip 52% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 6:49 PM
Bikes allowed on the whole route
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Backpacker Trail, heading SE.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Chipmunk, heading S.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 450 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 250 ftBear right, heading E.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto Backpacker Trail, heading W.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading N.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 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 surface
57% dirt43% unspecified
Weather
DrizzleTemperature 61°F49°
Precip52%Wind4 mphUV1Humidity93%
Rained 2″ 7 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
65°45°
Sunrise 6:32 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:49 PM
Mon
66°55°
51%
Tue
61°47°
Wed
62°45°
Thu
63°42°
Fri
62°48°
35%
Sat
59°50°
44%
Good to know
- Bikes allowed on the whole route
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