Pipeline Trail
3.9 mi · ▲ 348 ft · 1 hr 28 min
Pipeline Trail is a 3.9-mile out-and-back in Hopkinton State Park near Hopkinton, MA. It climbs 348 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 3/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Pipeline Trail
3.9 mi · ▲ 348 ft · 1 hr 28 min
Elevation 300–521 ft
Out & Back · Hopkinton State Park
Trailhead: 42.23241, -71.52297
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.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Pipeline Trail, heading W.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 1.4 miTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right, heading W.
- 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 SE.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 1.4 miTurn left onto Pipeline Trail, heading E.
- 250 ftBear right, heading E.
- 0.2 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 1.7 mi in (~48 min). Leave by 6:55 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 2.8 mi · ▲ 114 ft
- Duck Pond Trail 2.9 mi · ▲ 55 ft
- MWRA easement via Duck Pond Trail 4.7 mi · ▲ 182 ft
- Betty Fitzpatrick Trail 5.4 mi · ▲ 629 ft
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