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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  3. 450 ftTurn right onto North Star, heading W.
  4. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Uberberm, heading NW.
  5. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Top Down, heading SW.
  6. 0.1 miBear right onto Challenger, heading S.
  7. 200 ftTurn right onto Better Than The Fire Road Climb, heading W.
  8. 150 ftBear right onto Milford Byway, heading SW.
  9. 150 ftTurn left, heading W.
  10. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Holliston Highway, heading S.
  11. 100 ftContinue straight onto Upper Charles Trail, heading S.
  12. 250 ftReach Upper Charles Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  13. 100 ftSharp left, heading S.
  14. 150 ftContinue straight onto Holliston Highway, heading S.
  15. 0.3 miTurn right onto Milford Byway, heading N.
  16. 150 ftBear left onto Better Than The Fire Road Climb, heading N.
  17. 150 ftTurn left onto Challenger, heading N.
  18. 150 ftBear left onto Top Down, heading N.
  19. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Uberberm, heading E.
  20. 250 ftBear right, heading SE.
  21. 450 ftContinue straight onto North Star, heading E.
  22. 0.1 miTurn left onto Beaver Brook Way, heading N.
  23. 450 ftTurn right, heading E.
  24. 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° 12 AM: 1% rain1 AM: 1% rain2 AM: 4% rain3 AM: 17% rain4 AM: 60% rain5 AM: 67% rain6 AM: 58% rain7 AM: 55% rain8 AM: 60% rain9 AM: 70% rain10 AM: 80% rain11 AM: 68% rain12 PM: 72% rain1 PM: 74% rain2 PM: 79% rain3 PM: 58% rain4 PM: 46% rain5 PM: 40% rain6 PM: 42% rain7 PM: 34% rain8 PM: 11% rain
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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