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Whitehall State Park

Norcross Spring Farm–Whitehall Reservoir, 7 sights

11.8 mi · ▲ 504 ft · 4 hr 11 min

Norcross Spring Farm–Whitehall Reservoir, 7 sights is an 11.8-mile out-and-back in Whitehall State Park near Upton, MA. The route passes Whitehall Reservoir before reaching Norcross Spring Farm at the turnaround, 5.7 miles in. It climbs 504 ft. It scores 30/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi331 – 472 ft12.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Park Road 42.20944, -71.60576
Nearest town Upton, MA
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Norcross Spring Farm–Whitehall Reservoir, 7 sights

11.8 mi · ▲ 504 ft · 4 hr 11 min

Elevation 330–473 ft

Out & Back · Whitehall State Park

Trailhead: Park Road · 42.20944, -71.60576

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 81°F / low 61° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 5:43 AM · sunset 8:04 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Park Road, heading E.
  2. 0.1 miTurn left onto Loop Road, heading E.
  3. 0.5 miSharp left onto Grouse Trail, heading NE.
  4. 0.4 miBear left, heading N.
  5. 250 ftTurn right onto White Hall Road, heading E.
  6. 0.2 miTurn left onto Whitehall Trail, heading S.
  7. 0.3 miBear right, heading E.
  8. 250 ftSharp left onto Bridge Road, heading E.
  9. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Whitehall Trail, heading NE.
  10. 50 ftBear left onto Bridge Road, heading NE.
  11. 0.1 miPass Whitehall Reservoir.
  12. 150 ftTurn right onto Whitehall Yellow Trail, heading N.
  13. 0.7 miBear right, heading N.
  14. 0.8 miBear right, heading NE.
  15. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Gate House Trail, heading W.
  16. 0.2 miTurn right onto George F. Adams Trail, heading NW.
  17. 100 ftTurn left, heading N.
  18. 350 ftTurn right onto Piazza Lane, heading N.
  19. 150 ftContinue straight onto Whitehall Yellow Trail, heading N.
  20. 50 ftContinue straight onto Piazza Lane, heading N.
  21. 150 ftContinue straight onto Whitehall Yellow Trail, heading NW.
  22. 50 ftBear right onto Piazza Lane, heading NW.
  23. 50 ftTurn left onto Whitehall Yellow Trail, heading NW.
  24. 1.1 miBear left, heading SW.
  25. 0.3 miPass Norcross Spring Farm.
  26. 300 ftTurn left, heading W.
  27. 150 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  28. 0.2 miReach Norcross Spring Farm, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  29. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
  30. 0.4 miBear left, heading NE.
  31. 1.1 miTurn right onto Piazza Lane, heading NE.
  32. 50 ftBear left onto Whitehall Yellow Trail, heading NE.
  33. 50 ftContinue straight onto Piazza Lane, heading NE.
  34. 150 ftContinue straight onto Whitehall Yellow Trail, heading E.
  35. 50 ftContinue straight onto Piazza Lane, heading E.
  36. 100 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  37. 350 ftTurn right onto George F. Adams Trail, heading E.
  38. 50 ftTurn left onto Gate House Trail, heading E.
  39. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Whitehall Yellow Trail, heading NE.
  40. 0.5 miTurn right, heading SE.
  41. 1.6 miTurn left onto Bridge Road, heading SW.
  42. 0.2 miBear right onto Whitehall Trail, heading SW.
  43. 50 ftContinue straight onto Bridge Road, heading SW.
  44. 0.1 miSharp right, heading SW.
  45. 250 ftBear left onto Whitehall Trail, heading W.
  46. 0.3 miTurn right onto White Hall Road, heading SW.
  47. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
  48. 250 ftBear right onto Grouse Trail, heading S.
  49. 0.4 miSharp right onto Loop Road, heading W.
  50. 0.5 miTurn right onto Park Road, heading SW.
  51. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/dean-pond-dean-pond-out-back-16-km-2409

Trail surface

56% dirt44% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 81°F61°
Precip0%Wind4 mphUV7Humidity84%
Rained 1.2″ yesterday (2.2″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
85°60°
Sunrise 5:43 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:04 PM
Wed 82°62°
Thu 88°69° 40%
Fri 94°71° 30%
Sat 92°68° 37%
Sun 93°67° 15%
Mon 92°71° 17%

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