Loop Road–Park Road, 5 sights
4.9 mi · ▲ 412 ft · 1 hr 50 min
Loop Road–Park Road, 5 sights is a 4.9-mile out-and-back in Upton State Forest near Upton, MA. It climbs 412 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade. It scores 16/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Loop Road–Park Road, 5 sights
4.9 mi · ▲ 412 ft · 1 hr 50 min
Elevation 431–561 ft
Out & Back · Upton State Forest
Trailhead: Park Road · 42.20944, -71.60576
Weather Aug 4: Heavy rain, high 77°F / low 68° · precip 83% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 5:43 AM · sunset 8:04 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Park Road, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Loop Road, heading E.
- 250 ftTurn left onto Swamp Trail, heading N.
- 0.4 miSharp left onto Mammoth Rock Trail, heading W.
- 0.5 miBear right onto Spring Street Trail, heading NE.
- 0.8 miSharp left onto Spring Road Trail, heading E.
- 0.5 miReach Park Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miSharp right onto Spring Street Trail, heading SE.
- 0.8 miBear left onto Old Hopkinton Spring Trail, heading S.
- 0.5 miSharp right onto Swamp Trail, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Loop Road, heading S.
- 250 ftTurn right onto Park Road, heading S.
- 0.1 miArrive 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 2.5 mi in (~69 min). Leave by 6:35 PM for the 8:04 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:24 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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More from Park Road Trailhead
- Mammoth Rock–Grouse Trail, 6 sights 2 mi · ▲ 110 ft
- Dean Pond–Dean Pond Road, 5 sights 2.6 mi · ▲ 261 ft
- Hawk Trail–Loop Road, 5 sights 2.6 mi · ▲ 171 ft
- Grouse Trail–Hawk Trail Loop, 5 sights 3 mi · ▲ 203 ft
- Nuthatch Trail–Park Road, 3 sights 4 mi · ▲ 336 ft
- Loop Road–Park Road, 5 sights 5.1 mi · ▲ 361 ft
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