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Upton State Forest

Old Hopkinton Spring Trail

7.6 mi · ▲ 760 ft · 2 hr 55 min

Old Hopkinton Spring Trail is a 7.6-mile out-and-back in Upton State Forest near Kittville, MA. It climbs 760 ft. It scores 19/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi417 – 620 ft8.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.22001, -71.64508
Nearest town Kittville, MA
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Old Hopkinton Spring Trail

7.6 mi · ▲ 760 ft · 2 hr 55 min

Elevation 416–621 ft

Out & Back · Upton State Forest

Trailhead: 42.22001, -71.64508

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 0.2 miBear right, heading NE.
  3. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  4. 0.4 miTurn right, heading S.
  5. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
  6. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  7. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
  8. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  9. 450 ftTurn left, heading W.
  10. 350 ftBear left, heading SE.
  11. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  12. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
  13. 1.2 miTurn right onto Rabbit Run, heading E.
  14. 1.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  15. 1.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  16. 1.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
  17. 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  18. 0.1 miBear right, heading W.
  19. 300 ftTurn right, heading W.
  20. 450 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  21. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  22. 0.1 miBear left, heading NW.
  23. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  24. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  25. 0.4 miTurn left, heading NE.
  26. 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
  27. 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/old-hopkinton-spring-trail-out-back-12-km-73d2

Trail surface

29% dirt71% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:32 AMSunset 6:49 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.0 mi in (~26 min). Leave by 6:04 PM for the 6:49 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:27 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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