Rockwood Meadows Trail via Park Road
8.3 mi · ▲ 484 ft · 3 hr 1 min
Rockwood Meadows Trail via Park Road is an 8.3-mile out-and-back in Upton State Forest near Upton, MA. It climbs 484 ft. It scores 11/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Rockwood Meadows Trail via Park Road
8.3 mi · ▲ 484 ft · 3 hr 1 min
Elevation 303–520 ft
Out & Back · Upton State Forest
Trailhead: Gravel Pit Road · 42.18935, -71.59435
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 82°F / low 62° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 5:43 AM · sunset 8:03 PM
- Start on Gravel Pit Road, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Park Road, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Nuthatch Trail, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Powerline Trail, heading E.
- 2.2 miBear left, heading NE.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.4 miSharp left onto Rockwood Meadows Trail, heading NE.
- 0.5 miReach Rockwood Meadows Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miSharp right, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
- 250 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 2.2 miBear right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Nuthatch Trail, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Park Road, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Gravel Pit Road, heading E.
- 250 ftArrive 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 2.8 mi in (~75 min). Leave by 6:28 PM for the 8:03 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:28 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Other ways to reach this destination
More from Gravel Pit Road Trailhead
- Pratt Hill via Park Road 4.3 mi · ▲ 372 ft
- Triphammer Road via Park Road 5.1 mi · ▲ 407 ft
- Park Road 7.4 mi · ▲ 484 ft
- Park Road 7.6 mi · ▲ 534 ft
- Park Road 8.1 mi · ▲ 534 ft
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