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Tippling Rock & Fords Folly route map
Difficulty: ModerateOut and Back
Massachusetts

Tippling Rock & Fords Folly

Sudbury, Massachusetts

4.0 mi

Distance

604 ft

Elev. Gain

1h 36m

Est. Time

Out & Back

Route Type

Moderate

Difficulty

About This Trail

Tippling Rock & Fords Folly is an out-and-back trail in Middlesex County, Massachusetts. It is 4 miles long and gains 604 feet. The nearest town is Framingham, Massachusetts, about 1 mile away in a straight line.

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Trail Conditions

Trail Conditions

Unknown

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Elevation Profile

Min:73 ft
Max:143 ft
Gain:184 ft
Loss:184 ft
Elevation profileA line rising and falling between 73 ft and 143 ft across 4.0 mi along the route, drawn from start to end.73 ft96 ft120 ft143 ft0.0 mi1.0 mi2.0 mi3.0 mi4.0 mi

Elevation at the labelled points along this route
PointDistance from startElevation
Start0.0 mi73 ft
High point1.4 mi143 ft
End4.0 mi73 ft

Trail Details

Route Type
Out & Back

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Where it is

Nearest town:
Framingham, MA · in or next to town
County:
Middlesex County, MA

Nearest town and county from U.S. Census Bureau place records and county boundaries.

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