Upton State Forest

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
  3. 400 ftTurn right, heading N.
  4. 0.2 miTurn left onto Powerline Trail, heading W.
  5. 1.8 miBear right, heading NW.
  6. 0.2 miTurn left onto Nuthatch Trail, heading NW.
  7. 0.3 miTurn right onto Park Road, heading E.
  8. 350 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  9. 350 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  10. 100 ftContinue straight onto Nuthatch Trail, heading SW.
  11. 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
  12. 0.2 miBear left onto Powerline Trail, heading SE.
  13. 1.9 miTurn right, heading SE.
  14. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  15. 400 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  16. 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.

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