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Upton State Forest

Loop Road & Swamp Trail via Park Road

4.1 mi · ▲ 407 ft · 1 hr 34 min

Loop Road & Swamp Trail via Park Road is a 4.1-mile out-and-back in Upton State Forest near Upton, MA. It climbs 407 ft, with sections as steep as 23% grade. It scores 10/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi430 – 577 ft · steepest grade: 23%4.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Rabbit Run 42.21344, -71.61113
Nearest town Upton, MA
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Loop Road & Swamp Trail via Park Road

4.1 mi · ▲ 407 ft · 1 hr 34 min

Elevation 431–576 ft

Out & Back · Upton State Forest

Trailhead: Rabbit Run · 42.21344, -71.61113

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 81°F / low 61° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 5:43 AM · sunset 8:04 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 right onto Park Road, heading W.
  5. 50 ftReach Swamp Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 50 ftTurn left onto Loop Road, heading W.
  7. 250 ftTurn left onto Swamp Trail, heading W.
  8. 0.4 miSharp left onto Mammoth Rock Trail, heading NE.
  9. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/loop-road-mammoth-rock-trail-out-back-4-sights-7-km-ff10

Trail surface

4% dirt96% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 81°F61°
Precip0%Wind4 mphUV7Humidity84%
Rained 1.2″ yesterday (2.2″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
85°60°
Sunrise 5:43 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:04 PM
Wed 82°62°
Thu 88°69° 40%
Fri 94°71° 30%
Sat 92°68° 37%
Sun 93°67° 15%
Mon 92°71° 17%

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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