AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Magenta Trail

3.6 mi · ▲ 400 ft · 1 hr 24 min

Magenta Trail is a 3.6-mile out-and-back near Upton, MA. It climbs 400 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 8/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi364 – 545 ft3.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.14736, -71.58658
Nearest town Upton, MA
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Magenta Trail

3.6 mi · ▲ 400 ft · 1 hr 24 min

Elevation 364–544 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 42.14736, -71.58658

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

  1. Start on The Road Less Traveled, heading SE.
  2. 0.4 miSharp left, heading E.
  3. 0.1 miTurn right onto Magenta Trail, heading SE.
  4. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
  5. 0.6 miSharp left, heading S.
  6. 0.4 miReach Magenta Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 0.8 miBear left, heading N.
  8. 0.4 miTurn left, heading NW.
  9. 0.1 miSharp right onto The Road Less Traveled, heading SW.
  10. 0.4 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/magenta-trail-out-back-6-km

Trail surface

65% dirt35% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:32 AMSunset 6:49 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.8 mi in (~53 min). Leave by 5:36 PM for the 6:49 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:54 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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