Betty Fitzpatrick Trail & Duck Pond Trail
4.4 mi · ▲ 568 ft · 1 hr 45 min
Betty Fitzpatrick Trail & Duck Pond Trail is a 4.4-mile out-and-back in Hopkinton State Park near Hopkinton, MA. It climbs 568 ft. It scores 3/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Betty Fitzpatrick Trail & Duck Pond Trail
4.4 mi · ▲ 568 ft · 1 hr 45 min
Elevation 266–521 ft
Out & Back · Hopkinton State Park
Trailhead: Chipmunk Trail · 42.24202, -71.52637
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 82°F / low 63° · precip 0% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 5:43 AM · sunset 8:03 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Duck Pond Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right, heading W.
- 250 ftBear right onto Saddle Hill Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Betty Fitzpatrick Trail, heading NW.
- 0.8 miReach Duck Pond Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.8 miContinue straight onto Saddle Hill Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading SE.
- 250 ftBear left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.7 miTurn left onto Duck Pond Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
- 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.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.2 mi in (~37 min). Leave by 7:07 PM for the 8:03 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:49 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from Chipmunk Trail Trailhead
- Duck Pond–Duck Pond Loop, 3 sights 2.7 mi · ▲ 27 ft
- Duck Pond Trail & Pipeline Trail 3.1 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Saddle Hill–Duck Pond Trail, 4 sights 3.7 mi · ▲ 314 ft
- Saddle Hill–Duck Pond Trail, 4 sights 5.2 mi · ▲ 511 ft
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