Top Down
- 0.4 mi
- round trip
- 76 ft
- climb
- Singletrack
- surface
- Out and back
- route
- Apr–Oct
- best months
Top Down is a short, easy mountain biking route in Massachusetts, set within a town forest and covering about 0.7 miles out and back. The climb is front-loaded, with the steepest stretch at about 0.17 miles in, reaching a high point of 393 feet before returning to the start at 365 feet. The route is close to the Farm Way trail, about 0.1 miles away, and sits among several other destinations within a short drive. Late spring and early fall are the most comfortable times to ride. Typical averages from the nearby West Medway weather station show May highs around 71°F and September highs around 76°F, with July peaking near 84°F. That station sits about 180 feet below the route, so temperatures on the climb run a bit cooler. Farm Way is the closest neighbor, and the Orange Trail at College Rock Park, the College Rock Run and the Milford North climbing area are each about 0.3 miles away.
- Farm WayMountain biking0.1 mi
- Orange Trail - College Rock ParkHiking0.3 mi
- College Rock RunMountain biking0.3 mi
- Milford NorthRock climbing0.3 mi
- Renaissance BoulderRock climbing0.3 mi
Sudbury RiverCanoeingPhoto: John Phelan, CC BY 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)5.5 mi- Mill RiverCanoeing6 mi
- West Hill ParkCamping7.4 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
Best time to visit Top Down
Best months: April–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
38° / 17°
9 wet · 6 snow
Feb
41° / 18°
8 wet · 4 snow
Mar
48° / 25°
11 wet · 3 snow
Apr
60° / 35°
10 wet · 1 snow
May
71° / 46°
10 wet
Jun
79° / 55°
9 wet
Jul
84° / 61°
9 wet
Aug
83° / 59°
9 wet
Sep
76° / 51°
9 wet
Oct
65° / 39°
9 wet
Nov
53° / 31°
9 wet · 1 snow
Dec
43° / 23°
10 wet · 4 snow
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at West Medway, MA, 5.1 mi away at 210 ft. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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