Upton State Forest

Park Road

5 mi · ▲ 402 ft · 1 hr 52 min

Park Road is a 5-mile out-and-back in Upton State Forest near West Upton, MA. It climbs 402 ft. It scores 24/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi322 – 489 ft5.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.19581, -71.62315
Nearest town West Upton, MA

Directions

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Park Road

5 mi · ▲ 402 ft · 1 hr 52 min

Elevation 322–488 ft

Out & Back · Upton State Forest

Trailhead: 42.19581, -71.62315

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:43 AM · sunset 8:04 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 250 ftTurn right onto Triphammer Road, heading S.
  3. 250 ftTurn left, heading E.
  4. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  5. 0.6 miTurn right, heading S.
  6. 0.2 miBear right, heading SE.
  7. 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
  8. 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
  9. 0.2 miSharp left, heading E.
  10. 0.2 miTurn left onto Nuthatch Trail, heading NE.
  11. 0.3 miTurn left onto Park Road, heading NW.
  12. 0.4 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  13. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  14. 0.4 miTurn right, heading S.
  15. 100 ftContinue straight onto Nuthatch Trail, heading S.
  16. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
  17. 0.2 miSharp right, heading SW.
  18. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  19. 0.3 miBear right, heading W.
  20. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
  21. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
  22. 0.6 miTurn left, heading NW.
  23. 0.2 miTurn right onto Triphammer Road, heading NE.
  24. 250 ftTurn left, heading N.
  25. 250 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

14% dirt86% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:43 AMSunset 8:04 PM

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