Saddle Hill–Duck Pond Trail, 4 sights
3.7 mi · ▲ 314 ft · 1 hr 23 min
Saddle Hill–Duck Pond Trail, 4 sights is a 3.7-mile out-and-back in Hopkinton State Park near Hopkinton, MA. The route reaches Saddle Hill. It climbs 314 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 7/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Saddle Hill–Duck Pond Trail, 4 sights
3.7 mi · ▲ 314 ft · 1 hr 23 min
Elevation 300–521 ft
Out & Back · Hopkinton State Park
Trailhead: Chipmunk Trail · 42.24202, -71.52637
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 82°F / low 63° · precip 0% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 5:43 AM · sunset 8:03 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Duck Pond Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right, heading W.
- 250 ftBear right onto Saddle Hill Trail, heading NW.
- 0.3 miPass Saddle Hill.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Sands Trail, heading SW.
- 300 ftReach Saddle Hill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 250 ftTurn left onto Saddle Hill Trail, heading NW.
- 0.6 miBear left, heading N.
- 300 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.7 miTurn left onto Duck Pond Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading E.
- 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.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.2 mi in (~35 min). Leave by 7:08 PM for the 8:03 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:48 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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More from Chipmunk Trail Trailhead
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- Duck Pond Trail & Pipeline Trail 3.1 mi · ▲ 0 ft
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- Saddle Hill–Duck Pond Trail, 4 sights 5.2 mi · ▲ 511 ft
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