Plimpton Community Forest, view of Field Loop Trail portion, 2025-10-18.jpg
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Plimpton Loop via Field Loop Trail is a 4.1-mile out-and-back in Plimpton Community Forest near Sturbridge, MA. It is mostly level, with 224 ft of elevation gain. It scores 41/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi617 – 791 ft4.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.15285, -72.08183
Nearest town Sturbridge, MA

Directions

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Plimpton Loop via Field Loop Trail

4.1 mi · ▲ 224 ft · 1 hr 29 min

Elevation 616–790 ft

Out & Back · Plimpton Community Forest

Trailhead: 42.15285, -72.08183

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 79°F / low 59° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 5:45 AM · sunset 8:05 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 1 miSharp left onto Field Loop Trail, heading NE.
  3. 0.5 miTurn right onto Holden Trail, heading W.
  4. 0.3 miTurn left onto Hawk Spur Trail, heading S.
  5. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Plimpton Loop, heading S.
  6. 0.7 miTurn right onto Holden Trail, heading SE.
  7. 450 ftTurn left onto Field Ridge Trail, heading NE.
  8. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Field Loop Trail, heading NE.
  9. 1.1 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

33% dirt67% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 79°F59°
Precip0%Wind4 mphUV8Humidity87%
Rained 0.8″ yesterday (3.1″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°55°
Sunrise 5:45 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:05 PM
Wed 80°61°
Thu 89°67° 48%
Fri 93°70° 37%
Sat 91°69° 40%
Sun 92°66°
Mon 92°72° 19%

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