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Callahan State Park

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
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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 Aug 4: sunrise 5:42 AM · sunset 8:03 PM

Bikes allowed on the whole route

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
  3. 150 ftTurn left onto Backpacker Trail, heading SE.
  4. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Chipmunk, heading S.
  5. 200 ftTurn left, heading S.
  6. 450 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  7. 250 ftBear right, heading E.
  8. 350 ftContinue straight onto Backpacker Trail, heading W.
  9. 0.5 miTurn right, heading N.
  10. 100 ftTurn left, heading N.
  11. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/backpacker-trail-out-back-3-km-f030

Trail surface

57% dirt43% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:42 AMSunset 8:03 PM

Good to know

  • Bikes allowed on the whole route

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