Plimpton Community Forest, view of Field Loop Trail portion, 2025-10-18.jpg
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Field Loop Trail is a 2.9-mile out-and-back in Plimpton Community Forest near Sturbridge, MA. It is mostly level, with 113 ft of elevation gain. It scores 44/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi617 – 682 ft2.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.15285, -72.08183
Nearest town Sturbridge, MA

Directions

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Field Loop Trail

2.9 mi · ▲ 113 ft · 1 hr 1 min

Elevation 616–681 ft

Out & Back · Plimpton Community Forest

Trailhead: 42.15285, -72.08183

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 6:51 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 1 miContinue straight onto Field Loop Trail, heading S.
  3. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Field Ridge Trail, heading SW.
  4. 0.2 miTurn right onto Holden Trail, heading NW.
  5. 450 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  6. 450 ftTurn left onto Field Ridge Trail, heading NE.
  7. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Field Loop Trail, heading NE.
  8. 1.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail surface

6% dirt94% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:34 AMSunset 6:51 PM

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