Upton State Forest

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.

Elevation

0 mi302 – 518 ft9.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Rockwood Meadows Trail 42.19420, -71.57133
Nearest town North Milford, MA

Directions

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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

  1. Start on Rockwood Meadows Trail, heading E.
  2. 0.5 miSharp right, heading SW.
  3. 0.4 miTurn left, heading S.
  4. 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  5. 250 ftBear right, heading SW.
  6. 2.2 miBear right, heading W.
  7. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
  8. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  9. 0.3 miSharp left, heading W.
  10. 500 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  11. 0.2 miTurn right onto Pratt Hill Road, heading S.
  12. 0.4 miTurn right, heading SW.
  13. 400 ftReach Rockwood Meadows Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  14. 350 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  15. 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
  16. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  17. 500 ftSharp right, heading E.
  18. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
  19. 0.2 miBear right, heading E.
  20. 50 ftBear left onto Powerline Trail, heading E.
  21. 2.2 miBear left, heading NE.
  22. 250 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  23. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
  24. 0.4 miSharp left onto Rockwood Meadows Trail, heading NW.
  25. 0.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

13% dirt87% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 81°F61°
Precip0%Wind5 mphUV7Humidity77%
Rained 1.4″ 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 83°64°
Thu 88°69° 39%
Fri 94°71° 29%
Sat 92°69° 36%
Sun 94°67° 15%
Mon 92°71° 17%

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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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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