Backpacker Trail
2.1 mi · ▲ 201 ft · 48 min
Backpacker Trail is a 2.1-mile out-and-back in Callahan State Park near Marlborough Junction, MA. It is mostly level, with 201 ft of elevation gain. It scores 7/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi249 – 367 ft2.4 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 42.34784, -71.49541
Nearest town Marlborough Junction, MA
Directions
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Backpacker Trail
2.1 mi · ▲ 201 ft · 48 min
Elevation 248–367 ft
Out & Back · Callahan State Park
Trailhead: 42.34784, -71.49541
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:42 AM · sunset 8:03 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 500 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 100 ftTurn left onto Backpacker Trail, heading S.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Chipmunk, heading S.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 400 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 300 ftBear right, heading E.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto Backpacker Trail, heading E.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 250 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
52% dirt48% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 5:42 AMSunset 8:03 PM
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