Peppercorn Hill–Lake Maspenock, 7 sights
10.1 mi · ▲ 1,075 ft · 3 hr 54 min
Peppercorn Hill–Lake Maspenock, 7 sights is a 10.1-mile out-and-back in Upton State Forest near Upton, MA. The route passes Lake Maspenock and Peppercorn Hill before reaching Walleston Viewpoint at the turnaround, 5.1 miles in. It climbs 1,075 ft. It scores 16/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Peppercorn Hill–Lake Maspenock, 7 sights
10.1 mi · ▲ 1,075 ft · 3 hr 54 min
Elevation 303–575 ft
Out & Back · Upton State Forest
Trailhead: Park Road · 42.20944, -71.60576
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 6:49 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Park Road, heading E.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Whistling Cave Trail, heading SW.
- 100 ftBear right onto Park Road, heading SW.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Nuthatch Trail, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Powerline Trail, heading SE.
- 1.9 miBear right, heading E.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading NE.
- 350 ftBear right, heading E.
- 0.3 miPass Lake Maspenock.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Walleston Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miPass Walleston Viewpoint.
- 250 ftReach Peppercorn Hill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading S.
- 300 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading N.
- 1.9 miBear right, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Nuthatch Trail, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Park Road, heading NW.
- 1 miBear left onto Whistling Cave Trail, heading N.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Park Road, heading N.
- 0.5 miArrive 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 5.1 mi in (~136 min). Leave by 4:13 PM for the 6:49 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:20 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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