Upton State Forest

Pratt Hill Road

7.2 mi · ▲ 733 ft · 2 hr 46 min

Pratt Hill Road is a 7.2-mile out-and-back in Upton State Forest near Upton, MA. It climbs 733 ft. It scores 19/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi302 – 522 ft7.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.17719, -71.57242
Nearest town Upton, MA

Directions

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Pratt Hill Road

7.2 mi · ▲ 733 ft · 2 hr 46 min

Elevation 303–520 ft

Out & Back · Upton State Forest

Trailhead: 42.17719, -71.57242

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 81°F / low 61° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 5:43 AM · sunset 8:03 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
  3. 100 ftTurn right, heading E.
  4. 0.2 miSharp right, heading SE.
  5. 250 ftSharp left, heading N.
  6. 0.2 miTurn left onto Powerline Trail, heading NW.
  7. 1.9 miBear right, heading W.
  8. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
  9. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
  10. 0.3 miSharp left, heading NW.
  11. 450 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  12. 0.2 miTurn right onto Pratt Hill Road, heading W.
  13. 0.4 miTurn right, heading W.
  14. 400 ftReach Pratt Hill Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  15. 350 ftTurn right, heading W.
  16. 0.4 miTurn left, heading SE.
  17. 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  18. 450 ftSharp right, heading N.
  19. 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
  20. 0.2 miBear right, heading SE.
  21. 50 ftBear left onto Powerline Trail, heading SE.
  22. 1.8 miTurn right, heading N.
  23. 0.2 miSharp right, heading SE.
  24. 250 ftSharp left, heading E.
  25. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  26. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  27. 300 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

15% dirt85% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 81°F61°
Precip0%Wind4 mphUV7Humidity84%
Rained 1.3″ 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 82°62°
Thu 88°69° 39%
Fri 94°71° 29%
Sat 92°68° 36%
Sun 94°67° 15%
Mon 92°71° 17%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.6 mi in (~16 min). Leave by 7:27 PM for the 8:03 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:34 PM — 0 min before dark.

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