Plimpton Community Forest, view of Field Loop Trail portion, 2025-10-18.jpg
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Field Loop Trail is a 3.3-mile out-and-back in Plimpton Community Forest near Sturbridge, MA. It is mostly level, with 138 ft of elevation gain. It scores 42/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi637 – 758 ft3.3 mi

Getting there

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

Directions

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Field Loop Trail

3.3 mi · ▲ 138 ft · 1 hr 10 min

Elevation 635–757 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 miSharp left onto Field Loop Trail, heading NE.
  3. 0.5 miTurn right onto Holden Trail, heading W.
  4. 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  5. 0.1 miTurn left onto Field Loop Trail, heading NE.
  6. 0.5 miSharp right, heading N.
  7. 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

9% dirt91% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:34 AMSunset 6:51 PM

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