Callahan State Park

Backpacker Trail

2.2 mi · ▲ 201 ft · 50 min

Backpacker Trail is a 2.2-mile out-and-back in Callahan State Park near Marlborough Junction, MA. It is mostly level, with 201 ft of elevation gain. It scores 13/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi249 – 381 ft2.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.34685, -71.49366
Nearest town Marlborough Junction, MA

Directions

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Backpacker Trail

2.2 mi · ▲ 201 ft · 50 min

Elevation 248–381 ft

Out & Back · Callahan State Park

Trailhead: 42.34685, -71.49366

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  3. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
  4. 150 ftTurn left onto Backpacker Trail, heading SE.
  5. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Chipmunk, heading S.
  6. 200 ftTurn left, heading S.
  7. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Backpacker Trail, heading E.
  8. 350 ftBear left, heading NE.
  9. 250 ftTurn left onto Woodchuck Trail, heading E.
  10. 100 ftReach Backpacker Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  11. 100 ftTurn right onto Backpacker Trail, heading E.
  12. 150 ftBear left, heading NE.
  13. 450 ftContinue straight onto Chipmunk, heading N.
  14. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  15. 350 ftBear right, heading SW.
  16. 350 ftContinue straight onto Backpacker Trail, heading W.
  17. 0.5 miTurn right, heading S.
  18. 100 ftTurn left, heading S.
  19. 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
  20. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

59% dirt41% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:42 AMSunset 8:03 PM

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