Upton State Forest

Pratt Hill Road

6.4 mi · ▲ 648 ft · 2 hr 27 min

Pratt Hill Road is a 6.4-mile out-and-back in Upton State Forest near North Milford, MA. It climbs 648 ft. It scores 14/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi302 – 591 ft6.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.17874, -71.56914
Nearest town North Milford, MA

Directions

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Pratt Hill Road

6.4 mi · ▲ 648 ft · 2 hr 27 min

Elevation 303–591 ft

Out & Back · Upton State Forest

Trailhead: 42.17874, -71.56914

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 82°F / low 62° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:43 AM · sunset 8:03 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 450 ftSharp left, heading N.
  3. 0.2 miTurn left onto Powerline Trail, heading W.
  4. 1.8 miBear right, heading W.
  5. 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
  6. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  7. 0.3 miSharp left, heading NW.
  8. 450 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  9. 0.2 miTurn left onto Pratt Hill Road, heading W.
  10. 0.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  11. 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
  12. 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  13. 450 ftSharp right, heading E.
  14. 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
  15. 0.2 miBear right, heading E.
  16. 50 ftBear left onto Powerline Trail, heading E.
  17. 1.8 miTurn right, heading E.
  18. 0.2 miSharp right, heading SE.
  19. 150 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail surface

12% dirt88% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 82°F62°
Precip0%Wind6 mphUV7Humidity80%
Rained 1.3″ yesterday (2.4″ 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 83°63°
Thu 84°67° 39%
Fri 94°70° 29%
Sat 91°69° 36%
Sun 94°69° 15%
Mon 93°71° 17%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~9 min). Leave by 7:34 PM for the 8:03 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:27 PM — 8 min before dark.

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