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Upton State Forest

Old Hopkinton Spring Trail

5.6 mi · ▲ 646 ft · 2 hr 11 min

Old Hopkinton Spring Trail is a 5.6-mile out-and-back in Upton State Forest near Kittville, MA. It climbs 646 ft. It scores 23/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi417 – 620 ft6.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.21539, -71.63971
Nearest town Kittville, MA
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Old Hopkinton Spring Trail

5.6 mi · ▲ 646 ft · 2 hr 11 min

Elevation 416–621 ft

Out & Back · Upton State Forest

Trailhead: 42.21539, -71.63971

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 6:49 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 0.2 miBear left, heading E.
  3. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
  4. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
  5. 1.2 miTurn right onto Rabbit Run, heading NW.
  6. 1.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  7. 1.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
  8. 1.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  9. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
  10. 0.1 miBear right, heading W.
  11. 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.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/old-hopkinton-spring-trail-out-back-9-km-9199

Trail surface

34% dirt66% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:32 AMSunset 6:49 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:29 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 6:49 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:17 PM.

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