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Wendell State Forest

Upham Road via M&M Trail (old route)

8.3 mi · ▲ 611 ft · 3 hr 4 min

Upham Road via M&M Trail (old route) is an 8.3-mile out-and-back in Wendell State Forest near Moores Corner, MA. It climbs 611 ft. It scores 57/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi820 – 1,076 ft8.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.50427, -72.45496
Nearest town Moores Corner, MA
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Upham Road via M&M Trail (old route)

8.3 mi · ▲ 611 ft · 3 hr 4 min

Elevation 820–1,077 ft

Out & Back · Wendell State Forest

Trailhead: 42.50427, -72.45496

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 6:53 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 1.3 miBear right onto M&M Trail (old route), heading N.
  3. 0.5 miSharp left, heading N.
  4. 0.3 miContinue straight onto NET/M&M Trail (white), heading N.
  5. 0.9 miTurn left, heading W.
  6. 0.8 miTurn left onto East Chestnut Hill Road, heading SW.
  7. 0.3 miBear left onto Upham Road, heading SW.
  8. 50 ftReach Upham Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 50 ftBear right onto East Chestnut Hill Road, heading SW.
  10. 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
  11. 0.8 miTurn right onto NET/M&M Trail (white), heading E.
  12. 1.2 miSharp right onto M&M Trail (old route), heading S.
  13. 0.5 miBear left, heading S.
  14. 1.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/dry-hill-out-back-19-km-d856

Trail surface

29% dirt71% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 6:53 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.3 mi in (~65 min). Leave by 5:28 PM for the 6:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:08 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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