Pipeline Trail
3.9 mi · ▲ 348 ft · 1 hr 28 min
Pipeline Trail is a 3.9-mile out-and-back in Hopkinton State Park near Hopkinton, MA. It climbs 348 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 3/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi299 – 522 ft4.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 42.23241, -71.52297
Nearest town Hopkinton, MA
Directions
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Pipeline Trail
3.9 mi · ▲ 348 ft · 1 hr 28 min
Elevation 300–521 ft
Out & Back · Hopkinton State Park
Trailhead: 42.23241, -71.52297
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 6:49 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Pipeline Trail, heading W.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 1.4 miTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right, heading W.
- 250 ftBear right onto Saddle Hill Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading SE.
- 250 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 1.4 miTurn left onto Pipeline Trail, heading E.
- 250 ftBear right, heading E.
- 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
72% dirt2% grass26% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:32 AMSunset 6:49 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.7 mi in (~48 min). Leave by 5:41 PM for the 6:49 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:48 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Other ways to reach this destination
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- 2.8 mi · out & back · via Pipeline Trail
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- 2.9 mi · out & back · via Pipeline Trail
- 2.9 mi · out & back · via Pipeline Trail
- 3.6 mi · out & back · via Pipeline Trail
- 3.7 mi · out & back · via Pipeline Trail
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- Betty Fitzpatrick Trail 5.4 mi · ▲ 629 ft
- Pipeline Trail 2.8 mi · ▲ 114 ft
- Duck Pond Trail 2.9 mi · ▲ 55 ft
- MWRA easement via Duck Pond Trail 4.7 mi · ▲ 182 ft
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