Upton State Forest

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.2 miPass Dean Pond.
  3. 0.1 miTurn left onto Chickadee Trail, heading S.
  4. 0.4 miTurn right onto Park Road, heading SW.
  5. 350 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  6. 100 ftContinue straight onto Nuthatch Trail, heading SW.
  7. 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
  8. 0.2 miSharp right, heading SE.
  9. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  10. 0.2 miBear right, heading W.
  11. 0.4 miSharp left, heading N.
  12. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  13. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  14. 0.3 miTurn right onto Triphammer Road, heading NW.
  15. 0.2 miReach Dean Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  16. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
  17. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
  18. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  19. 50 ftSharp right, heading E.
  20. 0.4 miBear left, heading SE.
  21. 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  22. 0.2 miSharp left, heading SE.
  23. 0.2 miTurn left onto Nuthatch Trail, heading SE.
  24. 0.3 miTurn right onto Park Road, heading NW.
  25. 350 ftTurn left onto Chickadee Trail, heading NW.
  26. 0.4 miTurn right, heading SE.
  27. 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

16% dirt84% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:32 AMSunset 6:49 PM

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