Upper Charles Trail is a 2.4-mile out-and-back near Whitneys, MA. It is mostly level, with 84 ft of elevation gain. It scores 24/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi167 – 256 ft2.6 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 42.23032, -71.40437
Nearest town Whitneys, MA
Directions
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Upper Charles Trail
2.4 mi · ▲ 84 ft · 51 min
Elevation 166–257 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 42.23032, -71.40437
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 83°F / low 61° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 5:42 AM · sunset 8:03 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.4 miSharp right onto Upper Charles Trail, heading SW.
- 0.5 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miSharp left, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
24% gravel1% paved75% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 83°F61°
Precip0%Wind5 mphUV7Humidity78%
Rained 0.8″ yesterday (1.7″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
85°60°
Sunrise 5:42 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:03 PM
Wed
84°63°
Thu
88°70°
31%
Fri
96°71°
29%
Sat
93°70°
35%
Sun
95°67°
15%
Mon
94°72°
16%
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