Wendell State Forest

Upham Road & old NET Trail via NET/M&M Trail (white)

6.5 mi · ▲ 253 ft · 2 hr 18 min

Upham Road & old NET Trail via NET/M&M Trail (white) is a 6.5-mile out-and-back in Wendell State Forest near Locks Village, MA. It climbs 253 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 57/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi889 – 1,076 ft6.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: old NET Trail 42.51031, -72.43905
Nearest town Locks Village, MA

Directions

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Upham Road & old NET Trail via NET/M&M Trail (white)

6.5 mi · ▲ 253 ft · 2 hr 18 min

Elevation 890–1,077 ft

Out & Back · Wendell State Forest

Trailhead: old NET Trail · 42.51031, -72.43905

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 6:53 PM

  1. Start on old NET Trail, heading NW.
  2. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
  3. 250 ftTurn right onto NET/M&M Trail (white), heading N.
  4. 1.8 miTurn left, heading N.
  5. 0.8 miTurn left onto East Chestnut Hill Road, heading W.
  6. 0.3 miBear left onto Upham Road, heading SW.
  7. 50 ftReach old NET Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 50 ftBear right onto East Chestnut Hill Road, heading SW.
  9. 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
  10. 0.8 miTurn right onto NET/M&M Trail (white), heading E.
  11. 1.8 miTurn left, heading S.
  12. 250 ftTurn right onto old NET Trail, heading S.
  13. 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

70% dirt30% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 6:53 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.4 mi in (~37 min). Leave by 5:56 PM for the 6:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:43 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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