Betty Fitzpatrick Trail & Pipeline Trail
5.6 mi · ▲ 466 ft · 2 hr 6 min
Betty Fitzpatrick Trail & Pipeline Trail is a 5.6-mile out-and-back in Hopkinton State Park near Southville, MA. It climbs 466 ft. It scores 3/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Betty Fitzpatrick Trail & Pipeline Trail
5.6 mi · ▲ 466 ft · 2 hr 6 min
Elevation 300–521 ft
Out & Back · Hopkinton State Park
Trailhead: 42.25116, -71.54449
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 82°F / low 63° · precip 0% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 5:43 AM · sunset 8:03 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Greenwood Trail, heading N.
- 500 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Betty Fitzpatrick Trail, heading E.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Saddle Hill Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
- 250 ftBear left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 1.6 miBear right onto Pipeline Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miReach Betty Fitzpatrick Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading NE.
- 1.6 miTurn left, heading N.
- 100 ftBear right, heading N.
- 250 ftBear right onto Saddle Hill Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Betty Fitzpatrick Trail, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Greenwood Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 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 0.9 mi in (~26 min). Leave by 7:17 PM for the 8:03 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:45 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Duck Pond–Betty Fitzpatrick Trail, 3 sights 5.2 mi · ▲ 498 ft
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