Powerline Trail
8.7 mi · ▲ 831 ft · 3 hr 19 min
Powerline Trail is an 8.7-mile out-and-back in Upton State Forest near West Upton, MA. It climbs 831 ft. It scores 18/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Powerline Trail
8.7 mi · ▲ 831 ft · 3 hr 19 min
Elevation 303–520 ft
Out & Back · Upton State Forest
Trailhead: 42.18711, -71.62396
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 82°F / low 62° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:43 AM · sunset 8:04 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 450 ftSharp right, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear left onto Powerline Trail, heading SE.
- 2.2 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.9 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.9 miBear right, heading SW.
- 2.2 miBear right, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.3 miSharp left, heading W.
- 500 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.6 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 3.2 mi in (~90 min). Leave by 6:14 PM for the 8:04 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:43 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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More from this trailhead
- Park Road 3.7 mi · ▲ 376 ft
- Park Road 4.3 mi · ▲ 403 ft
- Powerline Trail 8.3 mi · ▲ 831 ft
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