Rabbit Run
7.4 mi · ▲ 568 ft · 2 hr 45 min
Rabbit Run is a 7.4-mile out-and-back in Upton State Forest near Ward Corner, MA. It climbs 568 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade. It scores 18/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Rabbit Run
7.4 mi · ▲ 568 ft · 2 hr 45 min
Elevation 416–621 ft
Out & Back · Upton State Forest
Trailhead: 42.23074, -71.61078
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 S.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.9 miBear left, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 300 ftBear left, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 1.2 miTurn right onto Rabbit Run, heading E.
- 0.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 1.2 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading W.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.9 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading S.
- 200 ftArrive 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 1.2 mi in (~35 min). Leave by 7:09 PM for the 8:04 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:50 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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