Upton State Forest

Triphammer Road via Powerline Trail

8 mi · ▲ 638 ft · 2 hr 59 min

Triphammer Road via Powerline Trail is an 8-mile out-and-back in Upton State Forest near North Milford, MA. It climbs 638 ft. It scores 13/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi302 – 522 ft8.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.17385, -71.56750
Nearest town North Milford, MA

Directions

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Triphammer Road via Powerline Trail

8 mi · ▲ 638 ft · 2 hr 59 min

Elevation 303–520 ft

Out & Back · Upton State Forest

Trailhead: 42.17385, -71.56750

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 81°F / low 62° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:43 AM · sunset 8:03 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
  3. 400 ftTurn right, heading N.
  4. 0.2 miTurn left onto Powerline Trail, heading W.
  5. 1.8 miBear right, heading W.
  6. 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
  7. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
  8. 0.2 miBear right, heading W.
  9. 0.4 miSharp left, heading N.
  10. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  11. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
  12. 0.3 miTurn right onto Triphammer Road, heading NW.
  13. 0.2 miReach Triphammer Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  14. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
  15. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
  16. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  17. 50 ftSharp right, heading SE.
  18. 0.4 miBear left, heading SE.
  19. 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  20. 0.2 miBear right, heading E.
  21. 50 ftBear left onto Powerline Trail, heading E.
  22. 1.9 miTurn right, heading E.
  23. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
  24. 450 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  25. 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Weather

OvercastTemperature 81°F62°
Precip0%Wind6 mphUV7Humidity83%
Rained 1.2″ yesterday (2.3″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
85°60°
Sunrise 5:43 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:03 PM
Wed 83°64°
Thu 88°69° 39%
Fri 94°71° 29%
Sat 92°69° 36%
Sun 94°67° 15%
Mon 93°71° 17%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.6 mi in (~19 min). Leave by 7:25 PM for the 8:03 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:33 PM — 1 min before dark.

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