Upton State Forest

Park Road

5 mi · ▲ 288 ft · 1 hr 49 min

Park Road is a 5-mile out-and-back in Upton State Forest near West Upton, MA. It climbs 288 ft. It scores 10/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi322 – 502 ft5.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.20207, -71.62513
Nearest town West Upton, MA

Directions

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Park Road

5 mi · ▲ 288 ft · 1 hr 49 min

Elevation 322–502 ft

Out & Back · Upton State Forest

Trailhead: 42.20207, -71.62513

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.1 miSharp right, heading S.
  3. 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
  4. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  5. 450 ftTurn right onto Triphammer Road, heading S.
  6. 250 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  7. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
  8. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
  9. 50 ftSharp right, heading E.
  10. 0.4 miBear left, heading SE.
  11. 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  12. 0.2 miSharp left, heading E.
  13. 0.2 miTurn left onto Nuthatch Trail, heading NE.
  14. 0.3 miTurn right onto Park Road, heading NW.
  15. 350 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  16. 350 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  17. 100 ftContinue straight onto Nuthatch Trail, heading NE.
  18. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
  19. 0.2 miSharp right, heading SW.
  20. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  21. 0.2 miBear right, heading SW.
  22. 0.4 miSharp left, heading N.
  23. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  24. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
  25. 0.3 miTurn right onto Triphammer Road, heading W.
  26. 250 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  27. 450 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  28. 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
  29. 0.1 miSharp left, heading NW.
  30. 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

3% dirt97% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:32 AMSunset 6:49 PM

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