Dean Pond–Chickadee Trail, 3 sights
5.5 mi · ▲ 432 ft · 2 hr 3 min
Dean Pond–Chickadee Trail, 3 sights is a 5.5-mile out-and-back in Upton State Forest near Upton, MA. The route reaches Dean Pond. It climbs 432 ft. It scores 6/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi312 – 502 ft5.8 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 42.19286, -71.59083
Nearest town Upton, MA
Directions
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Dean Pond–Chickadee Trail, 3 sights
5.5 mi · ▲ 432 ft · 2 hr 3 min
Elevation 311–502 ft
Out & Back · Upton State Forest
Trailhead: 42.19286, -71.59083
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 6:49 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 0.2 miPass Dean Pond.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Chickadee Trail, heading S.
- 0.4 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.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading W.
- 0.4 miSharp left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Triphammer Road, heading NW.
- 0.2 miReach Dean Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading E.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Nuthatch Trail, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Park Road, heading NW.
- 350 ftTurn left onto Chickadee Trail, heading NW.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
16% dirt84% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:32 AMSunset 6:49 PM
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