Upton State Forest

Park Road

6 mi · ▲ 534 ft · 2 hr 16 min

Park Road is a 6-mile out-and-back in Upton State Forest near North Milford, MA. It climbs 534 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade. It scores 12/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi302 – 522 ft · steepest grade: 20%6.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.17949, -71.55776
Nearest town North Milford, MA

Directions

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Park Road

6 mi · ▲ 534 ft · 2 hr 16 min

Elevation 303–520 ft

Out & Back · Upton State Forest

Trailhead: 42.17949, -71.55776

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 6:49 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  3. 0.1 miBear left, heading SW.
  4. 350 ftBear right, heading W.
  5. 0.4 miBear left, heading W.
  6. 1.9 miBear right, heading W.
  7. 0.2 miTurn left onto Nuthatch Trail, heading NE.
  8. 0.3 miTurn right onto Park Road, heading NE.
  9. 350 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  10. 350 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  11. 100 ftContinue straight onto Nuthatch Trail, heading SE.
  12. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
  13. 0.2 miBear left onto Powerline Trail, heading SW.
  14. 1.9 miBear right, heading SE.
  15. 0.4 miBear left, heading E.
  16. 350 ftBear right, heading E.
  17. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
  18. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

9% dirt91% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:32 AMSunset 6:49 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.7 mi in (~22 min). Leave by 6:07 PM for the 6:49 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:21 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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