Pratt Hill Road & Rockwood Meadows Trail
8.9 mi · ▲ 754 ft · 3 hr 21 min
Pratt Hill Road & Rockwood Meadows Trail is an 8.9-mile out-and-back in Upton State Forest near North Milford, MA. It climbs 754 ft. It scores 17/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Pratt Hill Road & Rockwood Meadows Trail
8.9 mi · ▲ 754 ft · 3 hr 21 min
Elevation 303–519 ft
Out & Back · Upton State Forest
Trailhead: Rockwood Meadows Trail · 42.19420, -71.57133
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 81°F / low 61° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 5:43 AM · sunset 8:03 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Rockwood Meadows Trail, heading E.
- 0.5 miSharp right, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
- 250 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 2.2 miBear right, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.3 miSharp left, heading W.
- 500 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Pratt Hill Road, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 400 ftReach Rockwood Meadows Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 500 ftSharp right, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left onto Powerline Trail, heading E.
- 2.2 miBear left, heading NE.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.4 miSharp left onto Rockwood Meadows Trail, 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.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.4 mi in (~36 min). Leave by 7:07 PM for the 8:03 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:54 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Car visible from the viewpoint
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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