AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Warren Brook Watershed

Old Hopkinton Spring Trail

6.3 mi · ▲ 673 ft · 2 hr 26 min

Old Hopkinton Spring Trail is a 6.3-mile out-and-back in Warren Brook Watershed near Kittville, MA. It climbs 673 ft. It scores 27/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi417 – 610 ft6.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.20788, -71.64678
Nearest town Kittville, MA
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Old Hopkinton Spring Trail

6.3 mi · ▲ 673 ft · 2 hr 26 min

Elevation 416–610 ft

Out & Back · Warren Brook Watershed

Trailhead: 42.20788, -71.64678

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 0.3 miSharp left, heading NE.
  3. 400 ftBear left, heading NE.
  4. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  5. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  6. 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
  7. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  8. 1.1 miTurn right onto Rabbit Run, heading NW.
  9. 1.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  10. 1.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
  11. 1.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  12. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  13. 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
  14. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  15. 0.2 miBear right, heading W.
  16. 350 ftSharp right, heading W.
  17. 0.2 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-10-km-4a2e

Trail surface

57% dirt10% paved33% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:32 AMSunset 6:49 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.8 mi in (~53 min). Leave by 5:36 PM for the 6:49 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:54 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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