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Upton State Forest

Spring Road Trail via Old Hopkinton Spring Trail

6.1 mi · ▲ 528 ft · 2 hr 18 min

Spring Road Trail via Old Hopkinton Spring Trail is a 6.1-mile out-and-back in Upton State Forest near Upton, MA. It climbs 528 ft. It scores 13/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi443 – 614 ft6.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.21019, -71.61568
Nearest town Upton, MA
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Spring Road Trail via Old Hopkinton Spring Trail

6.1 mi · ▲ 528 ft · 2 hr 18 min

Elevation 442–613 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. 1.2 miTurn left onto Spring Street Trail, heading SE.
  6. 0.8 miSharp left onto Spring Road Trail, heading N.
  7. 0.5 miReach Spring Road Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 0.5 miSharp right onto Spring Street Trail, heading SE.
  9. 0.8 miTurn right onto Old Hopkinton Spring Trail, heading S.
  10. 1.1 miSharp right onto Rabbit Run, heading NE.
  11. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  12. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  13. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  14. 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/spring-road-trail-out-back-10-km-916e

Trail surface

10% dirt90% 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 (~8 min). Leave by 7:36 PM for the 8:04 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:28 PM — 7 min before dark.

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