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.
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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 Aug 4: Overcast, high 81°F / low 62° · precip 0% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 5:43 AM · sunset 8:04 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 1.2 miTurn right onto Rabbit Run, heading NW.
- 1.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 1.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 1.2 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading W.
- 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.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:43 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 8:04 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:35 PM.
Other ways to reach this destination
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- 6.4 mi · out & back · via Old Hopkinton Spring Trail
- 3.8 mi · out & back · via Old Hopkinton Spring Trail
- 2 mi · out & back · via Old Hopkinton Spring Trail
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- Rabbit Run 3.5 mi · ▲ 422 ft
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