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.
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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 Aug 4: Overcast, high 78°F / low 62° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 5:46 AM · sunset 8:08 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Dry Hill Road, heading S.
- 0.5 miSharp left onto Dry Hill Connector, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Upham Road, heading SE.
- 1.5 miTurn left onto East Chestnut Hill Road, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.8 miTurn right onto NET/M&M Trail (white), heading SE.
- 1.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 1.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.8 miTurn left onto East Chestnut Hill Road, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Upham Road, heading S.
- 1.5 miTurn left onto Dry Hill Connector, heading N.
- 0.4 miSharp right onto Dry Hill Road, heading NW.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.7 mi in (~22 min). Leave by 7:26 PM for the 8:08 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:39 PM — 1 min before dark.
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More from this trailhead
- Dry Hill Sunset Point & Dry Hill Connector via Dry Hill Road 2.1 mi · ▲ 317 ft
- Dry Hill 2.7 mi · ▲ 519 ft
- Upham Road 4.1 mi · ▲ 566 ft
- NET/M&M Trail (white) 7 mi · ▲ 655 ft
- NET/M&M Trail (white) 7.8 mi · ▲ 640 ft
- Upham Road 8.8 mi · ▲ 728 ft
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