Upton State Forest

Powerline Trail

9.9 mi · ▲ 741 ft · 3 hr 40 min

Powerline Trail is a 9.9-mile out-and-back in Upton State Forest near West Upton, MA. It climbs 741 ft. It scores 15/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi302 – 522 ft10.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.20207, -71.62513
Nearest town West Upton, MA

Directions

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Powerline Trail

9.9 mi · ▲ 741 ft · 3 hr 40 min

Elevation 303–520 ft

Out & Back · Upton State Forest

Trailhead: 42.20207, -71.62513

Weather Sep 22: Overcast, high 64°F / low 50° · precip 6% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 6:46 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.1 miSharp right, heading S.
  3. 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
  4. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  5. 450 ftTurn right onto Triphammer Road, heading S.
  6. 250 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  7. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
  8. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
  9. 50 ftSharp right, heading E.
  10. 0.4 miBear left, heading SE.
  11. 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  12. 0.2 miBear right, heading E.
  13. 50 ftBear left onto Powerline Trail, heading E.
  14. 2.2 miBear left, heading NW.
  15. 0.9 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  16. 0.9 miBear right, heading S.
  17. 2.2 miBear right, heading W.
  18. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
  19. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  20. 0.2 miBear right, heading W.
  21. 0.4 miSharp left, heading NW.
  22. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  23. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
  24. 0.3 miTurn right onto Triphammer Road, heading W.
  25. 300 ftTurn left, heading N.
  26. 450 ftTurn left, heading W.
  27. 0.2 miBear left, heading NW.
  28. 0.1 miSharp left, heading NW.
  29. 150 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

19% dirt81% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 64°F50°
Precip6%Wind9 mphUV5Humidity75%
Rained 0.2″ yesterday
Hourly temperature
65°50°
Sunrise 6:34 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:46 PM
Wed 61°47°
Thu 63°42°
Fri 52°48° 57%
Sat 52°51° 63%
Sun 57°52° 63%
Mon 62°55° 40%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.8 mi in (~102 min). Leave by 4:44 PM for the 6:46 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:38 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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