Dean Pond–Bridge Road, 6 sights
6.4 mi · ▲ 487 ft · 2 hr 23 min
Dean Pond–Bridge Road, 6 sights is a 6.4-mile out-and-back in Upton State Forest near Upton, MA. The route reaches Dean Pond. It climbs 487 ft. It scores 19/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi322 – 489 ft6.8 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 42.19937, -71.58638
Nearest town Upton, MA
Directions
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Dean Pond–Bridge Road, 6 sights
6.4 mi · ▲ 487 ft · 2 hr 23 min
Elevation 322–489 ft
Out & Back · Upton State Forest
Trailhead: 42.19937, -71.58638
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 6:49 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Bridge Road, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Loop Road, heading SW.
- 0.3 miPass Dean Pond.
- 500 ftBear right onto Dean Pond Road, heading SW.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Chickadee Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Park Road, heading SW.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Nuthatch Trail, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.3 miSharp left, heading NW.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Pratt Hill Road, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 400 ftReach Dean Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
- 450 ftSharp right, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Nuthatch Trail, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Park Road, heading NW.
- 350 ftTurn left onto Chickadee Trail, heading NW.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 100 ftTurn left onto Dean Pond Road, heading SE.
- 350 ftBear left onto Loop Road, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Bridge Road, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 350 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
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Trail surface
38% dirt62% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:32 AMSunset 6:49 PM
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