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Upton State Forest

Dean Pond–Bridge Road, 4 sights

3.6 mi · ▲ 258 ft · 1 hr 20 min

Dean Pond–Bridge Road, 4 sights is a 3.6-mile out-and-back in Upton State Forest near Upton, MA. The route reaches Dean Pond. It climbs 258 ft. It scores 23/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi335 – 512 ft3.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.20060, -71.57921
Nearest town Upton, MA
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Dean Pond–Bridge Road, 4 sights

3.6 mi · ▲ 258 ft · 1 hr 20 min

Elevation 334–512 ft

Out & Back · Upton State Forest

Trailhead: 42.20060, -71.57921

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 0.2 miTurn right onto West Elm Trail, heading NW.
  3. 0.3 miTurn left onto Bridge Road, heading W.
  4. 0.5 miTurn left onto Loop Road, heading SW.
  5. 0.3 miPass Dean Pond.
  6. 500 ftBear right onto Dean Pond Road, heading SW.
  7. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Park Road, heading NW.
  8. 0.2 miReach Dean Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Dean Pond Road, heading SE.
  10. 0.3 miBear left onto Loop Road, heading SE.
  11. 0.3 miTurn right onto Bridge Road, heading NE.
  12. 0.5 miTurn right onto West Elm Trail, heading NE.
  13. 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
  14. 0.1 miArrive 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-5-sights

Trail surface

47% dirt53% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:32 AMSunset 6:49 PM

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