Powerline Trail
7.8 mi · ▲ 629 ft · 2 hr 55 min
Powerline Trail is a 7.8-mile out-and-back in Peppercorn Hill near Upton, MA. It climbs 629 ft. It scores 15/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi302 – 522 ft8.2 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 42.19453, -71.61168
Nearest town Upton, MA
Directions
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Powerline Trail
7.8 mi · ▲ 629 ft · 2 hr 55 min
Elevation 303–520 ft
Out & Back · Peppercorn Hill
Trailhead: 42.19453, -71.61168
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 6:49 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear left onto Powerline Trail, heading E.
- 2.2 miBear left, heading NE.
- 0.9 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.9 miBear right, heading W.
- 2.2 miBear right, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading NW.
- 0.4 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
24% dirt76% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:32 AMSunset 6:49 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.7 mi in (~75 min). Leave by 5:15 PM for the 6:49 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:18 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Other ways to reach this destination
- 1.9 mi · out & back · via Powerline Trail
- 2 mi · out & back · via Powerline Trail
- 2.1 mi · out & back · via Powerline Trail
- 2.2 mi · out & back · via Powerline Trail
- 2.2 mi · out & back · via Powerline Trail
- 2.4 mi · out & back · via Powerline Trail
- 2.7 mi · out & back · via Powerline Trail
- 2.8 mi · out & back · via Powerline Trail
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- Powerline Trail 7.4 mi · ▲ 629 ft
- Powerline Trail 7.2 mi · ▲ 579 ft
- Park Road 3.5 mi · ▲ 203 ft
- Park Road 2.8 mi · ▲ 175 ft
- Triphammer Road 2.3 mi · ▲ 140 ft
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