NET/M&M Trail (white) & Upham Road
4.9 mi · ▲ 199 ft · 1 hr 44 min
NET/M&M Trail (white) & Upham Road is a 4.9-mile out-and-back in Wendell State Forest near Wendell, MA. It is mostly level, with 199 ft of elevation gain. It scores 72/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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NET/M&M Trail (white) & Upham Road
4.9 mi · ▲ 199 ft · 1 hr 44 min
Elevation 999–1,170 ft
Out & Back · Wendell State Forest
Trailhead: 42.55294, -72.43479
Weather Aug 4: Heavy rain, high 75°F / low 66° · precip 92% · wind 10 mph · sunrise 5:44 AM · sunset 8:09 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 450 ftTurn right onto Carlton Road, heading W.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto NET/M&M Trail (white), heading S.
- 0.3 miSharp right, heading SE.
- 0.8 miTurn left onto East Chestnut Hill Road, heading W.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Upham Road, heading SW.
- 50 ftReach NET/M&M Trail (white), then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftBear right onto East Chestnut Hill Road, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.8 miSharp left onto NET/M&M Trail (white), heading SE.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Carlton Road, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
- 400 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading E.
- 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 right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:49 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 8:09 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:41 PM.
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More from this trailhead
- Carlton Road 2.2 mi · ▲ 142 ft
- Carlton Road 2.2 mi · ▲ 142 ft
- Carlton Road 2.6 mi · ▲ 142 ft
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