Wendell State Forest

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.

Elevation

0 mi997 – 1,171 ft5.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.55294, -72.43479
Nearest town Wendell, MA

Directions

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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 Sep 20: sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 6:53 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  3. 0.7 miTurn right, heading SW.
  4. 450 ftTurn right onto Carlton Road, heading W.
  5. 0.1 miContinue straight onto NET/M&M Trail (white), heading S.
  6. 0.3 miSharp right, heading SE.
  7. 0.8 miTurn left onto East Chestnut Hill Road, heading W.
  8. 0.3 miBear left onto Upham Road, heading SW.
  9. 50 ftReach NET/M&M Trail (white), then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 50 ftBear right onto East Chestnut Hill Road, heading SW.
  11. 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
  12. 0.8 miSharp left onto NET/M&M Trail (white), heading SE.
  13. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Carlton Road, heading N.
  14. 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  15. 400 ftTurn left, heading E.
  16. 0.7 miTurn left, heading E.
  17. 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

28% dirt72% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 6:53 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:33 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 6:53 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:21 PM.

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