Upton State Forest

Park Road

5.9 mi · ▲ 450 ft · 2 hr 12 min

Park Road is a 5.9-mile out-and-back in Upton State Forest near North Milford, MA. It climbs 450 ft. It scores 14/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi302 – 522 ft6.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.17874, -71.56914
Nearest town North Milford, MA

Directions

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Park Road

5.9 mi · ▲ 450 ft · 2 hr 12 min

Elevation 303–520 ft

Out & Back · Upton State Forest

Trailhead: 42.17874, -71.56914

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 81°F / low 61° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 5:43 AM · sunset 8:03 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 450 ftSharp left, heading N.
  3. 0.2 miTurn left onto Powerline Trail, heading W.
  4. 1.8 miBear right, heading NW.
  5. 0.2 miTurn left onto Nuthatch Trail, heading W.
  6. 0.3 miTurn left onto Park Road, heading N.
  7. 0.4 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  8. 100 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  9. 0.4 miTurn right, heading S.
  10. 100 ftContinue straight onto Nuthatch Trail, heading SE.
  11. 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
  12. 0.2 miBear left onto Powerline Trail, heading SE.
  13. 1.8 miTurn right, heading SE.
  14. 0.2 miSharp right, heading S.
  15. 150 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail surface

14% dirt86% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 81°F61°
Precip0%Wind4 mphUV7Humidity84%
Rained 1.3″ 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 82°62°
Thu 88°69° 39%
Fri 94°71° 29%
Sat 92°68° 36%
Sun 94°67° 15%
Mon 92°71° 17%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~11 min). Leave by 7:33 PM for the 8:03 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:28 PM — 7 min before dark.

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