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
- Start on Rabbit Run, heading NE.
- 1.6 miSharp right onto Swamp Trail, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Loop Road, heading S.
- 250 ftTurn left onto Park Road, heading W.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Whistling Cave Trail, heading SW.
- 100 ftBear right onto Park Road, heading SW.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading S.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Nuthatch Trail, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading W.
- 0.4 miSharp left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Triphammer Road, heading NW.
- 0.2 miReach Swamp Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading SE.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Nuthatch Trail, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Park Road, heading NW.
- 1 miBear left onto Whistling Cave Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Park Road, heading W.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Loop Road, heading N.
- 250 ftTurn left onto Swamp Trail, heading N.
- 0.4 miSharp left onto Mammoth Rock Trail, heading NW.
- 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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