Park Road
5.3 mi · ▲ 424 ft · 1 hr 59 min
Park Road is a 5.3-mile out-and-back in Upton State Forest near North Milford, MA. It climbs 424 ft. It scores 12/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Park Road
5.3 mi · ▲ 424 ft · 1 hr 59 min
Elevation 303–520 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
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 450 ftSharp left, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Powerline Trail, heading W.
- 1.8 miBear right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Nuthatch Trail, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Park Road, heading E.
- 350 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Nuthatch Trail, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Powerline Trail, heading SE.
- 1.9 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading S.
- 150 ftArrive 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~10 min). Leave by 7:33 PM for the 8:03 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:28 PM — 7 min before dark.
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More from this trailhead
- Nuthatch Trail 4.8 mi · ▲ 397 ft
- Park Road 5.9 mi · ▲ 450 ft
- Pratt Hill Road 6.4 mi · ▲ 648 ft
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