MWRA easement via Duck Pond Trail
4.6 mi · ▲ 247 ft · 1 hr 39 min
MWRA easement via Duck Pond Trail is a 4.6-mile out-and-back in Hopkinton State Park near Hopkinton, MA. It is mostly level, with 247 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 6/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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MWRA easement via Duck Pond Trail
4.6 mi · ▲ 247 ft · 1 hr 39 min
Elevation 292–427 ft
Out & Back · Hopkinton State Park
Trailhead: 42.23131, -71.52855
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 82°F / low 62° · precip 0% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 5:43 AM · sunset 8:03 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 400 ftTurn right onto Pipeline Trail, heading NE.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading W.
- 500 ftSharp left, heading NW.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Duck Pond Trail, heading N.
- 1.4 miBear right onto Ridge Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftReach MWRA easement, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftBear left onto Duck Pond Trail, heading SW.
- 1.4 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.6 miSharp right, heading SW.
- 500 ftSharp right onto Pipeline Trail, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 350 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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The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:43 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 8:03 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:35 PM.
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More from this trailhead
- Pipeline Trail 2.6 mi · ▲ 176 ft
- Pipeline Trail 3.7 mi · ▲ 410 ft
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