Upper Charles Trail via Challenger
2 mi · ▲ 163 ft · 45 min
Upper Charles Trail via Challenger is a 2-mile out-and-back near Braggville, MA. It is mostly level, with 163 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 8/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi269 – 394 ft2.5 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 42.18728, -71.49288
Nearest town Braggville, MA
Directions
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Upper Charles Trail via Challenger
2 mi · ▲ 163 ft · 45 min
Elevation 270–394 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 42.18728, -71.49288
Weather Aug 4: Heavy rain, high 77°F / low 70° · precip 80% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 5:42 AM · sunset 8:04 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
- 450 ftTurn right onto North Star, heading W.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Uberberm, heading NW.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Top Down, heading SW.
- 0.1 miBear right onto Challenger, heading S.
- 200 ftTurn right onto Better Than The Fire Road Climb, heading W.
- 150 ftBear right onto Milford Byway, heading SW.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Holliston Highway, heading S.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Upper Charles Trail, heading S.
- 250 ftReach Upper Charles Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 100 ftSharp left, heading S.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Holliston Highway, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Milford Byway, heading N.
- 150 ftBear left onto Better Than The Fire Road Climb, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Challenger, heading N.
- 150 ftBear left onto Top Down, heading N.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Uberberm, heading E.
- 250 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto North Star, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Beaver Brook Way, heading N.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 250 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
88% dirt3% paved9% unspecified
Weather
Heavy rainTemperature 77°F70°
Precip80%Wind7 mphUV2Humidity75%
Rained 0.6″ 5 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
80°65°
Sunrise 5:42 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:04 PM
Tue
83°64°
Wed
84°64°
Thu
84°68°
36%
Fri
95°71°
29%
Sat
93°70°
35%
Sun
95°70°
15%
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