Upton State Forest

Spring Road Trail & Spring Street Trail via Old Hopkinton Spring Trail

6 mi · ▲ 408 ft · 2 hr 12 min

Spring Road Trail & Spring Street Trail via Old Hopkinton Spring Trail is a 6-mile out-and-back in Upton State Forest near Woodville, MA. It climbs 408 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade. It scores 29/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi361 – 561 ft · steepest grade: 20%6.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.21469, -71.58530
Nearest town Woodville, MA

Directions

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Spring Road Trail & Spring Street Trail via Old Hopkinton Spring Trail

6 mi · ▲ 408 ft · 2 hr 12 min

Elevation 361–561 ft

Out & Back · Upton State Forest

Trailhead: 42.21469, -71.58530

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 82°F / low 61° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 5:43 AM · sunset 8:03 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 0.5 miSharp left, heading S.
  3. 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  4. 0.2 miTurn right onto Mammoth Rock Trail, heading NW.
  5. 0.9 miBear right onto Spring Street Trail, heading N.
  6. 0.8 miSharp left onto Spring Road Trail, heading E.
  7. 0.5 miReach Spring Street Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 0.5 miSharp right onto Spring Street Trail, heading SE.
  9. 0.8 miBear left onto Old Hopkinton Spring Trail, heading S.
  10. 0.9 miTurn left, heading E.
  11. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
  12. 0.1 miSharp right, heading E.
  13. 0.5 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Weather

OvercastTemperature 82°F61°
Precip0%Wind5 mphUV7Humidity78%
Rained 1.4″ yesterday (2.4″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
85°60°
Sunrise 5:43 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:03 PM
Wed 83°64°
Thu 88°69° 39%
Fri 94°72° 30%
Sat 92°69° 36%
Sun 94°67° 15%
Mon 93°72° 17%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.0 mi in (~85 min). Leave by 6:18 PM for the 8:03 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:38 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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