Upton State Forest

Park Road

5.6 mi · ▲ 315 ft · 2 hr 1 min

Park Road is a 5.6-mile out-and-back in Upton State Forest near West Upton, MA. It climbs 315 ft. It scores 13/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi322 – 502 ft5.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.20207, -71.62513
Nearest town West Upton, MA

Directions

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Park Road

5.6 mi · ▲ 315 ft · 2 hr 1 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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.1 miSharp right, heading S.
  3. 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
  4. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  5. 450 ftTurn right onto Triphammer Road, heading S.
  6. 250 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  7. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
  8. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
  9. 50 ftSharp right, heading E.
  10. 0.4 miBear left, heading SE.
  11. 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  12. 0.2 miSharp left, heading E.
  13. 0.2 miTurn left onto Nuthatch Trail, heading NE.
  14. 0.3 miTurn left onto Park Road, heading NW.
  15. 0.4 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  16. 100 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  17. 0.4 miTurn right, heading SW.
  18. 100 ftContinue straight onto Nuthatch Trail, heading SW.
  19. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
  20. 0.2 miSharp right, heading S.
  21. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  22. 0.2 miBear right, heading SW.
  23. 0.4 miSharp left, heading N.
  24. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  25. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
  26. 0.3 miTurn right onto Triphammer Road, heading W.
  27. 250 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  28. 450 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  29. 0.2 miBear left, heading NW.
  30. 0.1 miSharp left, heading W.
  31. 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

13% dirt87% 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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