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Upton State Forest

Spring Road Trail via Old Hopkinton Spring Trail

4.8 mi · ▲ 489 ft · 1 hr 51 min

Spring Road Trail via Old Hopkinton Spring Trail is a 4.8-mile out-and-back in Upton State Forest near Upton, MA. It climbs 489 ft. It scores 11/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi443 – 577 ft4.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Rabbit Run 42.21344, -71.61113
Nearest town Upton, MA
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Spring Road Trail via Old Hopkinton Spring Trail

4.8 mi · ▲ 489 ft · 1 hr 51 min

Elevation 442–576 ft

Out & Back · Upton State Forest

Trailhead: Rabbit Run · 42.21344, -71.61113

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 81°F / low 61° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 5:43 AM · sunset 8:04 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Rabbit Run, heading NE.
  2. 1.1 miTurn left onto Spring Street Trail, heading SE.
  3. 0.8 miSharp left onto Spring Road Trail, heading E.
  4. 0.5 miReach Spring Road Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 0.5 miSharp right onto Spring Street Trail, heading SE.
  6. 0.8 miTurn right onto Old Hopkinton Spring Trail, heading S.
  7. 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-8-km-4f4e

Trail surface

100% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 81°F61°
Precip0%Wind4 mphUV7Humidity84%
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°62°
Thu 88°69° 40%
Fri 94°71° 30%
Sat 92°68° 37%
Sun 93°67° 15%
Mon 92°71° 17%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.4 mi in (~66 min). Leave by 6:38 PM for the 8:04 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:24 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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