AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Montague State Forest

Upham Road

9.6 mi · ▲ 752 ft · 3 hr 35 min

Upham Road is a 9.6-mile out-and-back in Montague State Forest near Grounts Corner, MA. It climbs 752 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 73/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi866 – 1,221 ft9.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.55840, -72.46104
Nearest town Grounts Corner, MA
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Upham Road

9.6 mi · ▲ 752 ft · 3 hr 35 min

Elevation 865–1,222 ft

Out & Back · Montague State Forest

Trailhead: 42.55840, -72.46104

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.2 miTurn left onto Dry Hill Road, heading S.
  3. 0.5 miSharp left onto Dry Hill Connector, heading SE.
  4. 0.4 miTurn right onto Upham Road, heading SE.
  5. 1.5 miTurn left onto East Chestnut Hill Road, heading SE.
  6. 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
  7. 0.8 miTurn right onto NET/M&M Trail (white), heading SE.
  8. 1.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  9. 1.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  10. 0.8 miTurn left onto East Chestnut Hill Road, heading NW.
  11. 0.3 miTurn right onto Upham Road, heading S.
  12. 1.5 miTurn left onto Dry Hill Connector, heading N.
  13. 0.4 miSharp right onto Dry Hill Road, heading NW.
  14. 0.5 miTurn right, heading NE.
  15. 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/upham-road-out-back-15-km

Trail surface

80% dirt20% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 6:53 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.7 mi in (~22 min). Leave by 6:10 PM for the 6:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:23 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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