Upton State Forest

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.

Elevation

0 mi302 – 522 ft8.7 mi

Getting there

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

Directions

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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

  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. 300 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  10. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
  11. 0.4 miSharp left onto Rockwood Meadows Trail, heading NE.
  12. 0.5 miReach Rockwood Meadows Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  13. 0.5 miSharp right, heading SE.
  14. 0.4 miTurn left, heading SW.
  15. 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  16. 250 ftBear right, heading SE.
  17. 2.2 miBear right, heading SW.
  18. 0.2 miTurn left onto Nuthatch Trail, heading W.
  19. 0.3 miTurn right onto Park Road, heading NW.
  20. 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
  21. 150 ftTurn right onto Gravel Pit Road, heading E.
  22. 250 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

14% dirt86% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 82°F62°
Precip0%Wind5 mphUV7Humidity78%
Rained 1.4″ yesterday (2.4″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
85°60°
Sunrise 5:43 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:03 PM
Wed 83°64°
Thu 89°69° 41%
Fri 95°72° 29%
Sat 92°69° 36%
Sun 94°68° 15%
Mon 93°72° 17%

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.

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