Lake Maspenock & Purple Diamond
4 mi · ▲ 454 ft · 1 hr 34 min
Lake Maspenock & Purple Diamond is a 4-mile out-and-back in Peppercorn Hill near Upton, MA. The route reaches Lake Maspenock at the turnaround, 2 miles in. It climbs 454 ft. It scores 22/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Lake Maspenock & Purple Diamond
4 mi · ▲ 454 ft · 1 hr 34 min
Elevation 376–501 ft
Out & Back · Peppercorn Hill
Trailhead: 42.17719, -71.57242
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.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading SE.
- 250 ftSharp left, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading NE.
- 0.9 miTurn right onto Purple Diamond, heading NW.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 250 ftReach Lake Maspenock, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.9 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading SW.
- 250 ftSharp left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 450 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 0.9 mi in (~24 min). Leave by 7:19 PM for the 8:03 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:45 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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More from this trailhead
- Peppercorn Hill–Lake Maspenock, 4 summits 4 mi · ▲ 541 ft
- Park Road 5.8 mi · ▲ 449 ft
- Park Road 6.4 mi · ▲ 475 ft
- Pratt Hill Road 6.9 mi · ▲ 675 ft
- Pratt Hill Road 7.2 mi · ▲ 733 ft
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