Betty Fitzpatrick Trail & Pipeline Trail
4.5 mi · ▲ 502 ft · 1 hr 45 min
Betty Fitzpatrick Trail & Pipeline Trail is a 4.5-mile out-and-back in Hopkinton State Park near Southville, MA. It climbs 502 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 3/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Betty Fitzpatrick Trail & Pipeline Trail
4.5 mi · ▲ 502 ft · 1 hr 45 min
Elevation 261–521 ft
Out & Back · Hopkinton State Park
Trailhead: 42.25819, -71.54215
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 83°F / low 63° · precip 0% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 5:43 AM · sunset 8:03 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 350 ftTurn right onto Betty Fitzpatrick Trail, heading S.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Saddle Hill Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
- 250 ftBear left, heading E.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 1.4 miTurn left onto Pipeline Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miReach Betty Fitzpatrick Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
- 1.4 miTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right, heading N.
- 250 ftBear right onto Saddle Hill Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Betty Fitzpatrick Trail, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
- 150 ftArrive 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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The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.5 mi in (~18 min). Leave by 7:25 PM for the 8:03 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:31 PM — 3 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
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More from this trailhead
- Hopkinton Reservoir–Betty Fitzpatrick Trail, 3 sights 2.5 mi · ▲ 419 ft
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