Hopedale Pond–Pipeline Trail, 3 sights
4.3 mi · ▲ 460 ft · 1 hr 40 min
Hopedale Pond–Pipeline Trail, 3 sights is a 4.3-mile out-and-back near Upton, MA. The route reaches Hopedale Pond at the turnaround, 2 miles in. It climbs 460 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade. It scores 6/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Hopedale Pond–Pipeline Trail, 3 sights
4.3 mi · ▲ 460 ft · 1 hr 40 min
Elevation 274–554 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Pipeline Trail · 42.15282, -71.57516
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 6:49 PM
- Start on Pipeline Trail, heading SE.
- 0.9 miTurn left onto Red Trail, heading E.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading E.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto White Trail, heading E.
- 150 ftTurn right onto The Parklands Blue Trail, heading S.
- 0.6 miReach Hopedale Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 350 ftTurn left onto Brown Trail, heading S.
- 450 ftSharp right onto Red Trail, heading NW.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Pipeline Trail, heading SW.
- 1.3 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 1.0 mi in (~30 min). Leave by 5:59 PM for the 6:49 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:30 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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