Upton State Forest

Nuthatch Trail–Swamp Trail, 4 sights

11 mi · ▲ 961 ft · 4 hr 9 min

Nuthatch Trail–Swamp Trail, 4 sights is an 11-mile out-and-back in Upton State Forest near Upton, MA. It climbs 961 ft. It scores 13/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi322 – 577 ft11.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Rabbit Run 42.21344, -71.61113
Nearest town Upton, MA

Directions

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Nuthatch Trail–Swamp Trail, 4 sights

11 mi · ▲ 961 ft · 4 hr 9 min

Elevation 322–576 ft

Out & Back · Upton State Forest

Trailhead: Rabbit Run · 42.21344, -71.61113

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Rabbit Run, heading NE.
  2. 1.6 miSharp right onto Swamp Trail, heading E.
  3. 0.4 miTurn right onto Loop Road, heading S.
  4. 250 ftTurn left onto Park Road, heading W.
  5. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Whistling Cave Trail, heading SW.
  6. 100 ftBear right onto Park Road, heading SW.
  7. 0.6 miTurn right, heading S.
  8. 0.4 miTurn right, heading S.
  9. 100 ftContinue straight onto Nuthatch Trail, heading S.
  10. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
  11. 0.2 miSharp right, heading SW.
  12. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  13. 0.2 miBear right, heading W.
  14. 0.4 miSharp left, heading N.
  15. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  16. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
  17. 0.3 miTurn right onto Triphammer Road, heading NW.
  18. 0.2 miReach Swamp Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  19. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  20. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
  21. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  22. 50 ftSharp right, heading SE.
  23. 0.4 miBear left, heading S.
  24. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
  25. 0.2 miSharp left, heading E.
  26. 0.2 miTurn left onto Nuthatch Trail, heading E.
  27. 0.3 miTurn left onto Park Road, heading NW.
  28. 1 miBear left onto Whistling Cave Trail, heading W.
  29. 50 ftContinue straight onto Park Road, heading W.
  30. 0.5 miTurn right onto Loop Road, heading N.
  31. 250 ftTurn left onto Swamp Trail, heading N.
  32. 0.4 miSharp left onto Mammoth Rock Trail, heading NW.
  33. 1.5 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail surface

27% dirt73% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:32 AMSunset 6:49 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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