Park Road
6.6 mi · ▲ 431 ft · 2 hr 25 min
Park Road is a 6.6-mile out-and-back in Upton State Forest near North Milford, MA. It climbs 431 ft. It scores 15/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Park Road
6.6 mi · ▲ 431 ft · 2 hr 25 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 left onto Park Road, heading N.
- 0.4 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading S.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Nuthatch Trail, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Powerline Trail, heading SW.
- 1.8 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 400 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 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.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.6 mi in (~19 min). Leave by 7:24 PM for the 8:03 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:34 PM — 1 min before dark.
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More from this trailhead
- Rockwood Meadows Trail 3.9 mi · ▲ 271 ft
- Park Road 6 mi · ▲ 404 ft
- Pratt Hill Road 7.1 mi · ▲ 637 ft
- Triphammer Road via Powerline Trail 8 mi · ▲ 638 ft
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