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Upton State Forest

Spring Road Trail–Spring Street Trail, 3 sights

4.2 mi · ▲ 370 ft · 1 hr 35 min

Spring Road Trail–Spring Street Trail, 3 sights is a 4.2-mile out-and-back in Upton State Forest near Upton, MA. It climbs 370 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade. It scores 17/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi430 – 561 ft · steepest grade: 20%4.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Swamp Trail 42.21208, -71.60390
Nearest town Upton, MA
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Spring Road Trail–Spring Street Trail, 3 sights

4.2 mi · ▲ 370 ft · 1 hr 35 min

Elevation 431–561 ft

Out & Back · Upton State Forest

Trailhead: Swamp Trail · 42.21208, -71.60390

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 6:49 PM

  1. Start on Swamp Trail, heading SE.
  2. 0.3 miSharp left onto Mammoth Rock Trail, heading W.
  3. 0.5 miBear right onto Spring Street Trail, heading N.
  4. 0.8 miSharp left onto Spring Road Trail, heading E.
  5. 0.5 miReach Swamp Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 0.5 miSharp right onto Spring Street Trail, heading SE.
  7. 0.8 miBear left onto Old Hopkinton Spring Trail, heading S.
  8. 0.5 miSharp right onto Swamp Trail, heading SW.
  9. 0.3 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-spring-street-trail-out-back-3-sights-7-km-62c6

Weather

Sunrise 6:32 AMSunset 6:49 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.9 mi in (~56 min). Leave by 5:33 PM for the 6:49 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:57 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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