Upham Road
4.1 mi · ▲ 566 ft · 1 hr 39 min
Upham Road is a 4.1-mile out-and-back in Montague State Forest near Grounts Corner, MA. It climbs 566 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 76/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Upham Road
4.1 mi · ▲ 566 ft · 1 hr 39 min
Elevation 887–1,222 ft
Out & Back · Montague State Forest
Trailhead: 42.55726, -72.45971
Weather Aug 4: Heavy rain, high 76°F / low 66° · precip 92% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 5:45 AM · sunset 8:09 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 0.6 miSharp left onto Dry Hill Connector, heading SE.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Upham Road, heading S.
- 1.5 miReach Upham Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.5 miTurn left onto Dry Hill Connector, heading N.
- 150 ftSharp right, heading NW.
- 0.5 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.5 mi in (~18 min). Leave by 7:31 PM for the 8:09 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:35 PM — 5 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
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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
- 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
- Wickett Pond & NET/M&M Trail (white) 9.5 mi · ▲ 735 ft
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