Upton State Forest

Park Road

5.8 mi · ▲ 449 ft · 2 hr 9 min

Park Road is a 5.8-mile out-and-back in Upton State Forest near Upton, MA. It climbs 449 ft. It scores 13/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi302 – 522 ft6.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.17719, -71.57242
Nearest town Upton, MA

Directions

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Park Road

5.8 mi · ▲ 449 ft · 2 hr 9 min

Elevation 303–520 ft

Out & Back · Upton State Forest

Trailhead: 42.17719, -71.57242

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
  3. 100 ftTurn right, heading E.
  4. 0.2 miSharp right, heading SE.
  5. 250 ftSharp left, heading N.
  6. 0.2 miTurn left onto Powerline Trail, heading NW.
  7. 1.9 miBear right, heading NW.
  8. 0.2 miTurn left onto Nuthatch Trail, heading N.
  9. 0.3 miTurn right onto Park Road, heading NE.
  10. 350 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  11. 350 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  12. 100 ftContinue straight onto Nuthatch Trail, heading NW.
  13. 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
  14. 0.2 miBear left onto Powerline Trail, heading S.
  15. 1.8 miTurn right, heading SE.
  16. 0.2 miSharp right, heading S.
  17. 250 ftSharp left, heading S.
  18. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
  19. 100 ftTurn right, heading W.
  20. 300 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

3% dirt97% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:32 AMSunset 6:49 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.6 mi in (~16 min). Leave by 6:13 PM for the 6:49 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:20 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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