Upton State Forest

Park Road

7.6 mi · ▲ 534 ft · 2 hr 48 min

Park Road is a 7.6-mile out-and-back in Upton State Forest near Upton, MA. It climbs 534 ft. It scores 14/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi302 – 522 ft7.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Gravel Pit Road 42.18935, -71.59435
Nearest town Upton, MA

Directions

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Park Road

7.6 mi · ▲ 534 ft · 2 hr 48 min

Elevation 303–520 ft

Out & Back · Upton State Forest

Trailhead: Gravel Pit Road · 42.18935, -71.59435

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:43 AM · sunset 8:03 PM

  1. Start on Gravel Pit Road, heading NW.
  2. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
  3. 150 ftTurn right onto Park Road, heading NW.
  4. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
  5. 100 ftContinue straight onto Nuthatch Trail, heading SW.
  6. 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
  7. 0.2 miBear left onto Powerline Trail, heading E.
  8. 2.2 miBear left, heading NE.
  9. 0.7 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  10. 0.7 miBear right, heading S.
  11. 2.2 miBear right, heading W.
  12. 0.2 miTurn left onto Nuthatch Trail, heading NW.
  13. 0.3 miTurn right onto Park Road, heading NW.
  14. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
  15. 150 ftTurn right onto Gravel Pit Road, heading SE.
  16. 250 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

32% dirt68% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:43 AMSunset 8:03 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.8 mi in (~77 min). Leave by 6:26 PM for the 8:03 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:29 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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