Upton State Forest

Loop Road–Park Road, 5 sights

5.1 mi · ▲ 361 ft · 1 hr 53 min

Loop Road–Park Road, 5 sights is a 5.1-mile out-and-back in Upton State Forest near Upton, MA. It climbs 361 ft. It scores 15/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi430 – 561 ft5.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.20889, -71.60781
Nearest town Upton, MA

Directions

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Loop Road–Park Road, 5 sights

5.1 mi · ▲ 361 ft · 1 hr 53 min

Elevation 431–561 ft

Out & Back · Upton State Forest

Trailhead: 42.20889, -71.60781

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 350 ftBear right, heading SE.
  3. 200 ftTurn left, heading N.
  4. 0.1 miTurn left onto Loop Road, heading E.
  5. 250 ftTurn left onto Swamp Trail, heading E.
  6. 0.4 miSharp left onto Mammoth Rock Trail, heading E.
  7. 0.5 miBear right onto Spring Street Trail, heading N.
  8. 0.8 miSharp left onto Spring Road Trail, heading N.
  9. 0.5 miReach Park Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 0.5 miSharp right onto Spring Street Trail, heading S.
  11. 0.8 miBear left onto Old Hopkinton Spring Trail, heading S.
  12. 0.5 miSharp right onto Swamp Trail, heading E.
  13. 0.4 miTurn right onto Loop Road, heading SE.
  14. 250 ftTurn right onto Park Road, heading S.
  15. 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  16. 250 ftBear left, heading W.
  17. 300 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail surface

7% dirt93% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:32 AMSunset 6:49 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.3 mi in (~65 min). Leave by 5:24 PM for the 6:49 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:06 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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