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Upton State Forest

Dean Pond–Dean Pond Road, 5 sights

2.6 mi · ▲ 261 ft · 1 hr

Dean Pond–Dean Pond Road, 5 sights is a 2.6-mile out-and-back in Upton State Forest near Upton, MA. The route reaches Dean Pond at the turnaround, 1.2 miles in. It climbs 261 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 25/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi335 – 522 ft2.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Park Road 42.20944, -71.60576
Nearest town Upton, MA
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Dean Pond–Dean Pond Road, 5 sights

2.6 mi · ▲ 261 ft · 1 hr

Elevation 334–522 ft

Out & Back · Upton State Forest

Trailhead: Park Road · 42.20944, -71.60576

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Park Road, heading E.
  2. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Whistling Cave Trail, heading S.
  3. 0.6 miTurn right onto Loop Road, heading S.
  4. 450 ftBear right onto Dean Pond Road, heading N.
  5. 50 ftReach Dean Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 50 ftBear left onto Loop Road, heading N.
  7. 450 ftTurn left onto Whistling Cave Trail, heading NW.
  8. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Park Road, heading NE.
  9. 0.6 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-6-sights-4-km-6d01

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:32 AMSunset 6:49 PM

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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