Park Road
6 mi · ▲ 404 ft · 2 hr 12 min
Park Road is a 6-mile out-and-back in Upton State Forest near North Milford, MA. It climbs 404 ft. It scores 13/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi302 – 522 ft6.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 42.17385, -71.56750
Nearest town North Milford, MA
Directions
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Park Road
6 mi · ▲ 404 ft · 2 hr 12 min
Elevation 303–520 ft
Out & Back · Upton State Forest
Trailhead: 42.17385, -71.56750
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 81°F / low 62° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:43 AM · sunset 8:03 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 400 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Powerline Trail, heading W.
- 1.8 miBear right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Nuthatch Trail, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Park Road, heading E.
- 350 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Nuthatch Trail, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Powerline Trail, heading SE.
- 1.9 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 400 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
2% dirt98% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 81°F62°
Precip0%Wind6 mphUV7Humidity83%
Rained 1.2″ yesterday (2.3″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
85°60°
Sunrise 5:43 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:03 PM
Wed
83°64°
Thu
88°69°
39%
Fri
94°71°
29%
Sat
92°69°
36%
Sun
94°67°
15%
Mon
93°71°
17%
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.6 mi in (~19 min). Leave by 7:25 PM for the 8:03 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:33 PM — 1 min before dark.
Other ways to reach this destination
More from this trailhead
- Rockwood Meadows Trail 3.9 mi · ▲ 271 ft
- Park Road 6.6 mi · ▲ 431 ft
- Pratt Hill Road 7.1 mi · ▲ 637 ft
- Triphammer Road via Powerline Trail 8 mi · ▲ 638 ft
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