Hopedale Pond–Pipeline Trail, 4 sights
5.1 mi · ▲ 388 ft · 1 hr 54 min
Hopedale Pond–Pipeline Trail, 4 sights is a 5.1-mile out-and-back near Hopedale, MA. The route reaches Hopedale Pond. It climbs 388 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade. It scores 3/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Hopedale Pond–Pipeline Trail, 4 sights
5.1 mi · ▲ 388 ft · 1 hr 54 min
Elevation 273–551 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: The Parklands Blue Trail · 42.13548, -71.54400
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 82°F / low 62° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:43 AM · sunset 8:03 PM
- Start on The Parklands Blue Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftPass Hopedale Pond.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Black Trail, heading NW.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto The Parklands Blue Trail, heading NW.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto White Trail, heading S.
- 200 ftBear left onto Red Trail, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Pipeline Trail, heading W.
- 0.9 miReach Hopedale Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.9 miTurn left onto Red Trail, heading E.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading NE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto White Trail, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn left onto The Parklands Blue Trail, heading E.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Black Trail, heading SE.
- 350 ftTurn left onto The Parklands Blue Trail, heading SE.
- 0.4 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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The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.9 mi in (~56 min). Leave by 6:47 PM for the 8:03 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:06 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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