Pipeline Trail
3.7 mi · ▲ 410 ft · 1 hr 26 min
Pipeline Trail is a 3.7-mile out-and-back in Hopkinton State Park near Hopkinton, MA. It climbs 410 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 3/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Pipeline Trail
3.7 mi · ▲ 410 ft · 1 hr 26 min
Elevation 300–521 ft
Out & Back · Hopkinton State Park
Trailhead: 42.23131, -71.52855
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 82°F / low 62° · precip 0% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 5:43 AM · sunset 8:03 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 400 ftTurn right onto Pipeline Trail, heading NE.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading W.
- 500 ftSharp left, heading NW.
- 1.3 miTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 250 ftBear right onto Saddle Hill Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading SE.
- 250 ftBear left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 1.3 miSharp right, heading SW.
- 450 ftSharp right onto Pipeline Trail, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
- 150 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 1.6 mi in (~46 min). Leave by 6:57 PM for the 8:03 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:02 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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More from this trailhead
- Pipeline Trail 2.6 mi · ▲ 176 ft
- MWRA easement via Duck Pond Trail 4.6 mi · ▲ 247 ft
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