Hudson Trail
- 0.6 mi
- round trip
- 187 ft
- climb
- 254 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
- Apr–Jun, Aug–Oct
- best months
Hudson Trail is a short, easy out-and-back hike in Marlborough Sudbury State Forest in Massachusetts, managed by State Park and Recreation. The route is about 1.2 miles long, with a total elevation gain of about 31 feet, so it's a gentle walk that can be done in a single outing. The trail starts at a low point of about 212 feet and reaches a high of about 254 feet. The steepest stretch comes early on, at about 0.06 miles in, with a grade of about 5 percent. The climb is so slight that it works well as a quick stop or a warm-up before heading to other trails in the area. For comfortable weather, late spring and early fall are the best bets. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Maynard show May highs around 73°F and September highs around 78°F, with July peaking near 87°F. Plymton Trail lies about 0.3 miles away, and Old Concord Road is about 0.7 miles off. Desert Loop Trail is about 1.2 miles away, and climbers can find Tippling Rock about 2.6 miles from the trail.
Plymton TrailHikingPhoto: U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service - Northeast Region, Public domain (via Wikimedia Commons)0.3 mi
Old Concord RoadHikingPhoto: leewrightonflickr, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)0.7 mi- Desert Loop TrailHikingPhoto: U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service - Northeast Region, Public domain (via Wikimedia Commons)1.2 mi
- Tippling RockRock climbing2.6 mi
- Assabet RiverRiver fishing3 mi
- Bolton/LancasterRock climbing6.2 mi
- Fort Pond BrookCanoeing7 mi
- Powder House CragRock climbing7.3 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
- Plymton TrailHiking · Next doorPhoto: U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service - Northeast Region, Public domain (via Wikimedia Commons)
Desert TrailHiking · Next doorPhoto: U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service - Northeast Region, Public domain (via Wikimedia Commons)- Plymton TrailHiking · ~1 min drivePhoto: U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service - Northeast Region, Public domain (via Wikimedia Commons)
- Old Concord RoadHiking · ~1 min drivePhoto: leewrightonflickr, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)
- Desert Loop TrailHiking · ~2 min drivePhoto: U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service - Northeast Region, Public domain (via Wikimedia Commons)
Old Pine TrailHiking · ~3 min drivePhoto: U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service - Northeast Region, Public domain (via Wikimedia Commons)- Petapawag TrailHiking · ~3 min drivePhoto: U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service - Northeast Region, Public domain (via Wikimedia Commons)
- Tri-Town TrailHiking · ~3 min drivePhoto: U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service - Northeast Region, Public domain (via Wikimedia Commons)
- Towhee TrailHiking · ~3 min drivePhoto: U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service - Northeast Region, Public domain (via Wikimedia Commons)
- Pine Garden TrailHiking · ~4 min drivePhoto: U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service - Northeast Region, Public domain (via Wikimedia Commons)
Best time to visit Hudson Trail
Best months: April–June and August–October. Best months have typical highs of 55–85 °F, lows of 30 °F or warmer (32 °F where the station doesn't record snow), at most one snowy day and no more than 12 wet days.
Jan
37° / 15°
11 wet
Feb
41° / 16°
9 wet
Mar
48° / 24°
12 wet
Apr
62° / 34°
12 wet
May
73° / 45°
12 wet
Jun
81° / 55°
11 wet
Jul
87° / 60°
10 wet
Aug
85° / 58°
10 wet
Sep
78° / 49°
9 wet
Oct
66° / 38°
11 wet
Nov
54° / 29°
10 wet
Dec
43° / 21°
11 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Maynard 2, MA, 4.4 mi away at 205 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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