Dry Hill & Wendell State Forest Beach via Upham Road
7.6 mi · ▲ 561 ft · 2 hr 49 min
Dry Hill & Wendell State Forest Beach via Upham Road is a 7.6-mile out-and-back in Montague State Forest near Grounts Corner, MA. The route passes Wendell State Forest Beach before reaching Dry Hill at the turnaround, 3.8 miles in. It climbs 561 ft. It scores 75/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Dry Hill & Wendell State Forest Beach via Upham Road
7.6 mi · ▲ 561 ft · 2 hr 49 min
Elevation 999–1,379 ft
Out & Back · Montague State Forest
Trailhead: 42.54996, -72.45282
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 6:53 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 50 ftPass Wendell State Forest Beach.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.9 miSharp right, heading W.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto East Chestnut Hill Road, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Upham Road, heading SW.
- 1.4 miSharp left, heading N.
- 0.4 miSharp right, heading SW.
- 450 ftReach Dry Hill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 450 ftSharp left, heading N.
- 1.8 miTurn left onto East Chestnut Hill Road, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.6 miSharp left, heading E.
- 0.9 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 400 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.8 mi in (~106 min). Leave by 4:47 PM for the 6:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:46 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Car visible from the viewpoint
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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More from this trailhead
- Wendell State Forest Beach & Dry Hill Road 8.7 mi · ▲ 827 ft
- Ruggles Pond–Wendell State Forest Beach, 3 beaches 4.4 mi · ▲ 277 ft
- Wendell State Forest Beach & Upham Road 3.8 mi · ▲ 193 ft
- Dan Glazier Forest–Ruggles Pond, 4 beaches 10 mi · ▲ 1,028 ft
- Humphry Preserve–Ruggles Pond, 4 beaches 6.6 mi · ▲ 391 ft
- Wickett Pond–Ruggles Pond, 4 lakes 3.2 mi · ▲ 142 ft
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