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Upton State Forest

Pratt Hill & Lake Maspenock via Pratt Hill Road

8 mi · ▲ 841 ft · 3 hr 5 min

Pratt Hill & Lake Maspenock via Pratt Hill Road is an 8-mile out-and-back in Upton State Forest near North Milford, MA. The route passes Lake Maspenock before reaching Pratt Hill at the turnaround, 4 miles in. It climbs 841 ft. It scores 14/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi302 – 594 ft8.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.18471, -71.55711
Nearest town North Milford, MA
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Pratt Hill & Lake Maspenock via Pratt Hill Road

8 mi · ▲ 841 ft · 3 hr 5 min

Elevation 303–592 ft

Out & Back · Upton State Forest

Trailhead: 42.18471, -71.55711

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 81°F / low 62° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:43 AM · sunset 8:03 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 50 ftPass Lake Maspenock.
  3. 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  4. 0.4 miBear left, heading SW.
  5. 350 ftBear right, heading SW.
  6. 0.4 miBear left, heading W.
  7. 1.9 miBear right, heading W.
  8. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
  9. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  10. 0.3 miSharp left, heading NW.
  11. 450 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  12. 0.2 miTurn left onto Pratt Hill Road, heading W.
  13. 0.4 miReach Pratt Hill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  14. 0.4 miTurn right, heading N.
  15. 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  16. 450 ftSharp right, heading N.
  17. 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
  18. 0.2 miBear right, heading SE.
  19. 50 ftBear left onto Powerline Trail, heading SE.
  20. 1.9 miBear right, heading SE.
  21. 0.4 miBear left, heading SE.
  22. 350 ftBear right, heading E.
  23. 0.4 miTurn right, heading N.
  24. 100 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/peppercorn-hill-out-back-10-km-2dd2

Trail surface

26% dirt74% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 81°F62°
Precip0%Wind6 mphUV7Humidity81%
Rained 1.3″ yesterday (2.5″ 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 82°63°
Thu 88°69° 39%
Fri 94°72° 29%
Sat 92°69° 36%
Sun 94°67° 15%
Mon 93°72° 17%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.1 mi in (~33 min). Leave by 7:11 PM for the 8:03 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:47 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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