Upton State Forest

Spring Street Trail & Swamp Trail via Park Road

3.9 mi · ▲ 358 ft · 1 hr 29 min

Spring Street Trail & Swamp Trail via Park Road is a 3.9-mile out-and-back in Upton State Forest near Upton, MA. It climbs 358 ft, with sections as steep as 23% grade. It scores 19/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi430 – 561 ft · steepest grade: 23%4.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.20706, -71.60630
Nearest town Upton, MA

Directions

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Spring Street Trail & Swamp Trail via Park Road

3.9 mi · ▲ 358 ft · 1 hr 29 min

Elevation 431–561 ft

Out & Back · Upton State Forest

Trailhead: 42.20706, -71.60630

Weather Aug 4: Heavy rain, high 77°F / low 68° · precip 83% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 5:43 AM · sunset 8:04 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 0.2 miTurn left onto Park Road, heading N.
  3. 300 ftTurn right onto Loop Road, heading E.
  4. 250 ftTurn left onto Swamp Trail, heading N.
  5. 0.4 miSharp left onto Mammoth Rock Trail, heading W.
  6. 0.5 miBear right onto Spring Street Trail, heading N.
  7. 0.7 miReach Swamp Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 0.7 miBear left onto Old Hopkinton Spring Trail, heading S.
  9. 0.5 miSharp right onto Swamp Trail, heading SW.
  10. 0.4 miTurn right onto Loop Road, heading S.
  11. 250 ftTurn left onto Park Road, heading S.
  12. 300 ftTurn right, heading W.
  13. 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

5% dirt95% unspecified

Weather

Heavy rainTemperature 77°F68°
Precip83%Wind5 mphUV2Humidity79%
Rained 1″ 5 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
80°65° 12 AM: 1% rain1 AM: 1% rain2 AM: 5% rain3 AM: 16% rain4 AM: 61% rain5 AM: 71% rain6 AM: 64% rain7 AM: 59% rain8 AM: 74% rain9 AM: 83% rain10 AM: 78% rain11 AM: 67% rain12 PM: 75% rain1 PM: 63% rain2 PM: 79% rain3 PM: 54% rain4 PM: 44% rain5 PM: 39% rain6 PM: 38% rain7 PM: 33% rain8 PM: 7% rain
Sunrise 5:43 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:04 PM
Tue 82°63°
Wed 83°65°
Thu 84°68° 40%
Fri 94°71° 30%
Sat 91°70° 37%
Sun 95°70° 15%

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