Upton State Forest

East Elm Trail & Whitehall Trail via Bridge Road

2.5 mi · ▲ 229 ft · 57 min

East Elm Trail & Whitehall Trail via Bridge Road is a 2.5-mile out-and-back in Upton State Forest near Woodville, MA. It is mostly level, with 229 ft of elevation gain. It scores 38/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi335 – 472 ft · steepest grade: 17%2.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.21169, -71.57774
Nearest town Woodville, MA

Directions

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East Elm Trail & Whitehall Trail via Bridge Road

2.5 mi · ▲ 229 ft · 57 min

Elevation 334–473 ft

Out & Back · Upton State Forest

Trailhead: 42.21169, -71.57774

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 6:49 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 0.1 miTurn left onto Bridge Road, heading S.
  3. 200 ftBear right onto Whitehall Trail, heading S.
  4. 50 ftContinue straight onto Bridge Road, heading SW.
  5. 0.4 miBear left onto East Elm Trail, heading S.
  6. 0.5 miTurn right, heading S.
  7. 200 ftTurn right onto West Elm Trail, heading SW.
  8. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Bridge Road, heading NW.
  9. 0.4 miTurn left, heading N.
  10. 450 ftTurn left onto Whitehall Loop, heading N.
  11. 0.1 miTurn right onto Whitehall Trail, heading NW.
  12. 0.3 miBear left onto Bridge Road, heading NE.
  13. 250 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  14. 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Weather

Sunrise 6:32 AMSunset 6:49 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.6 mi in (~18 min). Leave by 6:11 PM for the 6:49 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:22 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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