MWRA easement via Duck Pond Trail
4.7 mi · ▲ 182 ft · 1 hr 39 min
MWRA easement via Duck Pond Trail is a 4.7-mile out-and-back in Hopkinton State Park near Hopkinton, MA. It is mostly level, with 182 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 6/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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MWRA easement via Duck Pond Trail
4.7 mi · ▲ 182 ft · 1 hr 39 min
Elevation 292–372 ft
Out & Back · Hopkinton State Park
Trailhead: 42.23241, -71.52297
Weather Sep 20: Drizzle, high 61°F / low 49° · precip 56% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 6:49 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Pipeline Trail, heading W.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.7 miTurn left onto Duck Pond Trail, heading W.
- 1.4 miBear right onto Ridge Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftReach MWRA easement, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftBear left onto Duck Pond Trail, heading SW.
- 1.4 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.7 miTurn left onto Pipeline Trail, heading SE.
- 250 ftBear right, heading E.
- 0.2 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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The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.6 mi in (~41 min). Leave by 5:48 PM for the 6:49 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:45 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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More from this trailhead
- Betty Fitzpatrick Trail 5.4 mi · ▲ 629 ft
- Pipeline Trail 3.9 mi · ▲ 348 ft
- Pipeline Trail 2.8 mi · ▲ 114 ft
- Duck Pond Trail 2.9 mi · ▲ 55 ft
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