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Peppercorn Hill

Powerline Trail

5.9 mi · ▲ 461 ft · 2 hr 12 min

Powerline Trail is a 5.9-mile out-and-back in Peppercorn Hill near Upton, MA. It climbs 461 ft. It scores 14/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi302 – 522 ft6.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.18829, -71.60386
Nearest town Upton, MA
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Powerline Trail

5.9 mi · ▲ 461 ft · 2 hr 12 min

Elevation 303–520 ft

Out & Back · Peppercorn Hill

Trailhead: 42.18829, -71.60386

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 6:49 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.2 miBear right, heading E.
  3. 50 ftBear left onto Powerline Trail, heading E.
  4. 2.2 miBear left, heading NE.
  5. 300 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  6. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
  7. 0.4 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  8. 0.4 miTurn left, heading W.
  9. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
  10. 250 ftBear right, heading E.
  11. 2.2 miBear right, heading W.
  12. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
  13. 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/powerline-trail-out-back-9-km-c53b

Trail surface

2% dirt98% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:32 AMSunset 6:49 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.0 mi in (~57 min). Leave by 5:32 PM for the 6:49 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:57 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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