Duck Pond Trail
2.9 mi · ▲ 55 ft · 1 hr
Duck Pond Trail is a 2.9-mile out-and-back in Hopkinton State Park near Hopkinton, MA. It is mostly level, with 55 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Duck Pond Trail
2.9 mi · ▲ 55 ft · 1 hr
Elevation 300–372 ft
Out & Back · Hopkinton State Park
Trailhead: 42.23241, -71.52297
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 6:49 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Pipeline Trail, heading W.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.7 miTurn left onto Duck Pond Trail, heading W.
- 0.5 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.7 miTurn left onto Pipeline Trail, heading E.
- 250 ftBear right, heading E.
- 0.2 miArrive 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 0.2 mi in (~5 min). Leave by 6:24 PM for the 6:49 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:09 PM — 8 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
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More from this trailhead
- Betty Fitzpatrick Trail 5.4 mi · ▲ 629 ft
- Pipeline Trail 3.9 mi · ▲ 348 ft
- Pipeline Trail 2.8 mi · ▲ 114 ft
- MWRA easement via Duck Pond Trail 4.7 mi · ▲ 182 ft
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