AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Hopkinton State Park

Duck Pond Trail

2.9 mi · ▲ 229 ft · 1 hr 5 min

Duck Pond Trail is a 2.9-mile out-and-back in Hopkinton State Park near Southville, MA. It is mostly level, with 229 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 4/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi305 – 502 ft3.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.25421, -71.53682
Nearest town Southville, MA
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Duck Pond Trail

2.9 mi · ▲ 229 ft · 1 hr 5 min

Elevation 304–504 ft

Out & Back · Hopkinton State Park

Trailhead: 42.25421, -71.53682

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 6:49 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 1 miTurn right onto Duck Pond Trail, heading W.
  3. 0.5 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  4. 0.5 miTurn left, heading N.
  5. 1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/duck-pond-duck-pond-out-back-6-km-50ff

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:32 AMSunset 6:49 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~3 min). Leave by 6:26 PM for the 6:49 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:06 PM — 11 min before dark.

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