Park Road
5 mi · ▲ 288 ft · 1 hr 49 min
Park Road is a 5-mile out-and-back in Upton State Forest near West Upton, MA. It climbs 288 ft. It scores 10/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi322 – 502 ft5.3 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 42.20207, -71.62513
Nearest town West Upton, MA
Directions
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Park Road
5 mi · ▲ 288 ft · 1 hr 49 min
Elevation 322–502 ft
Out & Back · Upton State Forest
Trailhead: 42.20207, -71.62513
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 82°F / low 61° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 5:43 AM · sunset 8:04 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading S.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 450 ftTurn right onto Triphammer Road, heading S.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading E.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Nuthatch Trail, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Park Road, heading NW.
- 350 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Nuthatch Trail, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading SW.
- 0.4 miSharp left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Triphammer Road, heading W.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading NW.
- 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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Trail surface
3% dirt97% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 82°F61°
Precip0%Wind5 mphUV7Humidity77%
Rained 1.2″ yesterday (2.2″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
85°60°
Sunrise 5:43 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:04 PM
Wed
83°65°
Thu
88°69°
40%
Fri
94°72°
30%
Sat
92°69°
37%
Sun
94°67°
15%
Mon
93°72°
17%
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- Triphammer Road 2.2 mi · ▲ 27 ft
- Park Road 5.6 mi · ▲ 315 ft
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