Nuthatch Trail
3.8 mi · ▲ 288 ft · 1 hr 25 min
Nuthatch Trail is a 3.8-mile out-and-back in Upton State Forest near West Upton, MA. It climbs 288 ft. It scores 7/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi315 – 502 ft4.0 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 42.20054, -71.61934
Nearest town West Upton, MA
Directions
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Nuthatch Trail
3.8 mi · ▲ 288 ft · 1 hr 25 min
Elevation 316–502 ft
Out & Back · Upton State Forest
Trailhead: 42.20054, -71.61934
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 6:49 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 450 ftBear left, heading S.
- 450 ftTurn right onto Triphammer Road, heading SW.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading NE.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Nuthatch Trail, heading NE.
- 0.1 miReach Nuthatch Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading W.
- 0.4 miSharp left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Triphammer Road, heading NW.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 450 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 450 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Weather
Sunrise 6:32 AMSunset 6:49 PM
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