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Hopkinton State Park

Duck Pond Trail

4 mi · ▲ 119 ft · 1 hr 24 min

Duck Pond Trail is a 4-mile out-and-back in Hopkinton State Park near Woodville, MA. It is mostly level, with 119 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 7/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi292 – 367 ft4.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.24293, -71.55064
Nearest town Woodville, MA
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Duck Pond Trail

4 mi · ▲ 119 ft · 1 hr 24 min

Elevation 292–368 ft

Out & Back · Hopkinton State Park

Trailhead: 42.24293, -71.55064

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 82°F / low 63° · precip 0% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 5:43 AM · sunset 8:03 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 200 ftBear right onto Ridge Trail, heading NW.
  3. 0.1 miSharp right onto Duck Pond Trail, heading E.
  4. 1.6 miBear left, heading NE.
  5. 0.2 miReach Duck Pond Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 1.8 miSharp left onto Ridge Trail, heading W.
  7. 0.1 miBear left, heading SE.
  8. 200 ftArrive 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-trail-out-back-6-km-752f

Trail surface

75% dirt25% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 82°F63°
Precip0%Wind7 mphUV7Humidity77%
Rained 1.3″ yesterday (2″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
85°60°
Sunrise 5:43 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:03 PM
Wed 84°64°
Thu 84°68° 35%
Fri 95°71° 30%
Sat 92°70° 36%
Sun 95°70° 15%
Mon 94°72° 16%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.9 mi in (~26 min). Leave by 7:18 PM for the 8:03 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:43 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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