Upton State Forest

Old Hopkinton Spring Trail

8.4 mi · ▲ 829 ft · 3 hr 13 min

Old Hopkinton Spring Trail is an 8.4-mile out-and-back in Upton State Forest near Axtell Corner, MA. It climbs 829 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade. It scores 17/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi390 – 620 ft · steepest grade: 17%9.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.22230, -71.65483
Nearest town Axtell Corner, MA

Directions

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Old Hopkinton Spring Trail

8.4 mi · ▲ 829 ft · 3 hr 13 min

Elevation 390–621 ft

Out & Back · Upton State Forest

Trailhead: 42.22230, -71.65483

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 81°F / low 61° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 5:43 AM · sunset 8:04 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.6 miTurn left, heading NE.
  3. 300 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  4. 100 ftBear right, heading NE.
  5. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  6. 0.4 miTurn right, heading SE.
  7. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
  8. 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
  9. 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  10. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  11. 450 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  12. 350 ftBear left, heading W.
  13. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  14. 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  15. 1.2 miTurn right onto Rabbit Run, heading E.
  16. 1.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  17. 1.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
  18. 1.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  19. 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  20. 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
  21. 350 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  22. 450 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  23. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  24. 0.1 miBear left, heading NW.
  25. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  26. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
  27. 0.4 miTurn left, heading NE.
  28. 0.1 miBear left, heading NE.
  29. 100 ftTurn right, heading N.
  30. 300 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  31. 0.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

26% dirt74% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 81°F61°
Precip0%Wind4 mphUV7Humidity79%
Rained 0.9″ yesterday (1.6″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
85°60°
Sunrise 5:43 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:04 PM
Wed 82°63°
Thu 88°69° 41%
Fri 94°72° 30%
Sat 92°69° 37%
Sun 94°67° 16%
Mon 93°72° 17%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.5 mi in (~41 min). Leave by 7:03 PM for the 8:04 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:55 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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