Duck Pond Trail & Pipeline Trail
3.1 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 2 min
Duck Pond Trail & Pipeline Trail is a 3.1-mile out-and-back in Hopkinton State Park near Hopkinton, MA. It is mostly level, with 0 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 & Pipeline Trail
3.1 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 2 min
Elevation 300–331 ft
Out & Back · Hopkinton State Park
Trailhead: Chipmunk Trail · 42.24202, -71.52637
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 82°F / low 63° · precip 0% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 5:43 AM · sunset 8:03 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Duck Pond Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.9 miBear right onto Pipeline Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miReach Duck Pond Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.9 miTurn right onto Duck Pond Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading NE.
- 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 1.2 mi in (~31 min). Leave by 7:12 PM for the 8:03 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:49 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Car visible from the viewpoint
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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More from Chipmunk Trail Trailhead
- Duck Pond–Duck Pond Loop, 3 sights 2.7 mi · ▲ 27 ft
- Saddle Hill–Duck Pond Trail, 4 sights 3.7 mi · ▲ 314 ft
- Betty Fitzpatrick Trail & Duck Pond Trail 4.4 mi · ▲ 568 ft
- Saddle Hill–Duck Pond Trail, 4 sights 5.2 mi · ▲ 511 ft
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