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Hopkinton State Park

Pipeline Trail

2.6 mi · ▲ 176 ft · 57 min

Pipeline Trail is a 2.6-mile out-and-back in Hopkinton State Park near Hopkinton, MA. It is mostly level, with 176 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi299 – 427 ft2.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.23131, -71.52855
Nearest town Hopkinton, MA
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Pipeline Trail

2.6 mi · ▲ 176 ft · 57 min

Elevation 300–427 ft

Out & Back · Hopkinton State Park

Trailhead: 42.23131, -71.52855

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 6:49 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 400 ftTurn right onto Pipeline Trail, heading NE.
  3. 0.1 miSharp left, heading W.
  4. 500 ftSharp left, heading NW.
  5. 1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  6. 1 miSharp right, heading E.
  7. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
  8. 350 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/hopkinton-reservoir-out-back-5-km-53be

Trail surface

78% dirt9% grass13% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:32 AMSunset 6:49 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:29 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 6:49 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:17 PM.

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