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Upton State Forest

Nuthatch Trail–Pratt Hill Road, 4 sights

11.8 mi · ▲ 994 ft · 4 hr 26 min

Nuthatch Trail–Pratt Hill Road, 4 sights is an 11.8-mile out-and-back in Upton State Forest near Upton, MA. It climbs 994 ft. It scores 18/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi322 – 614 ft12.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.21019, -71.61568
Nearest town Upton, MA
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Nuthatch Trail–Pratt Hill Road, 4 sights

11.8 mi · ▲ 994 ft · 4 hr 26 min

Elevation 322–613 ft

Out & Back · Upton State Forest

Trailhead: 42.21019, -71.61568

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 81°F / low 62° · precip 0% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 5:43 AM · sunset 8:04 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  3. 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  4. 0.2 miTurn right onto Rabbit Run, heading SE.
  5. 1.7 miSharp right onto Swamp Trail, heading SW.
  6. 0.4 miTurn right onto Loop Road, heading S.
  7. 250 ftTurn left onto Park Road, heading S.
  8. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Whistling Cave Trail, heading S.
  9. 50 ftBear right onto Park Road, heading S.
  10. 0.6 miTurn right, heading SE.
  11. 0.4 miTurn right, heading SW.
  12. 100 ftContinue straight onto Nuthatch Trail, heading SW.
  13. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
  14. 0.2 miSharp right, heading S.
  15. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  16. 0.3 miSharp left, heading W.
  17. 450 ftTurn left, heading W.
  18. 0.2 miTurn right onto Pratt Hill Road, heading W.
  19. 0.4 miTurn right, heading NW.
  20. 400 ftReach Swamp Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  21. 350 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  22. 0.4 miTurn left, heading NE.
  23. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
  24. 450 ftSharp right, heading S.
  25. 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
  26. 0.2 miSharp left, heading E.
  27. 0.2 miTurn left onto Nuthatch Trail, heading SE.
  28. 0.3 miTurn left onto Park Road, heading NE.
  29. 1 miBear left onto Whistling Cave Trail, heading W.
  30. 100 ftContinue straight onto Park Road, heading W.
  31. 0.5 miTurn right onto Loop Road, heading NE.
  32. 250 ftTurn left onto Swamp Trail, heading N.
  33. 0.4 miSharp left onto Mammoth Rock Trail, heading E.
  34. 1.6 miSharp right onto Rabbit Run, heading S.
  35. 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  36. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
  37. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
  38. 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/pratt-hill-out-back-16-km-d6c1

Trail surface

38% dirt62% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 81°F62°
Precip0%Wind7 mphUV7Humidity80%
Rained 1.2″ yesterday (2.2″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
85°60°
Sunrise 5:43 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:04 PM
Wed 82°64°
Thu 83°67° 40%
Fri 94°70° 30%
Sat 91°69° 37%
Sun 94°69° 15%
Mon 93°71° 17%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~7 min). Leave by 7:36 PM for the 8:04 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:29 PM — 6 min before dark.

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