MWRA easement & Pipeline Trail via Duck Pond Trail
5.8 mi · ▲ 200 ft · 2 hr 2 min
MWRA easement & Pipeline Trail via Duck Pond Trail is a 5.8-mile out-and-back in Hopkinton State Park near Woodville, MA. It is mostly level, with 200 ft of elevation gain. It scores 5/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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MWRA easement & Pipeline Trail via Duck Pond Trail
5.8 mi · ▲ 200 ft · 2 hr 2 min
Elevation 292–395 ft
Out & Back · Hopkinton State Park
Trailhead: 42.24092, -71.54999
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:43 AM · sunset 8:03 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto 495 trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto Ridge Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left onto Duck Pond Trail, heading E.
- 1.4 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.9 miBear right onto Pipeline Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miReach MWRA easement, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading NE.
- 0.9 miTurn left onto Duck Pond Trail, heading N.
- 1.4 miBear right onto Ridge Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftSharp left onto 495 trail, heading W.
- 0.3 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 1.2 mi in (~30 min). Leave by 7:13 PM for the 8:03 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:50 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
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More from this trailhead
- Duck Pond Trail 2.1 mi · ▲ 119 ft
- Duck Pond Trail 4 mi · ▲ 119 ft
- Duck Pond Trail 4.1 mi · ▲ 174 ft
- Pipeline Trail via Duck Pond Trail 5 mi · ▲ 176 ft
- Duck Pond Trail 5.2 mi · ▲ 406 ft
- Pipeline Trail via Duck Pond Trail 5.4 mi · ▲ 119 ft
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