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Sudbury Reservoir Watershed

Hultman Aqueduct Trail & Wachusett Aqueduct Trail

7.6 mi · ▲ 86 ft · 2 hr 35 min

Hultman Aqueduct Trail & Wachusett Aqueduct Trail is a 7.6-mile out-and-back in Sudbury Reservoir Watershed near Chapinville, MA. It is mostly level, with 86 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi243 – 295 ft7.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.32637, -71.61109
Nearest town Chapinville, MA
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Hultman Aqueduct Trail & Wachusett Aqueduct Trail

7.6 mi · ▲ 86 ft · 2 hr 35 min

Elevation 242–297 ft

Out & Back · Sudbury Reservoir Watershed

Trailhead: 42.32637, -71.61109

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 6:49 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 0.2 miSharp left, heading SE.
  3. 400 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  4. 0.2 miSharp left onto Wachusett Aqueduct Trail, heading S.
  5. 0.7 miTurn right, heading SE.
  6. 0.4 miTurn right onto Cedar Hill Trail, heading E.
  7. 100 ftTurn left onto Crane Swamp Trail, heading S.
  8. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
  9. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
  10. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  11. 0.1 miBear left, heading SE.
  12. 0.6 miBear left, heading E.
  13. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  14. 150 ftTurn right onto Hultman Aqueduct Trail, heading E.
  15. 0.7 miReach Wachusett Aqueduct Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  16. 0.7 miTurn left, heading SW.
  17. 150 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  18. 0.2 miBear right, heading W.
  19. 0.6 miBear right, heading W.
  20. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
  21. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  22. 0.3 miTurn right onto Crane Swamp Trail, heading W.
  23. 0.3 miTurn right onto Cedar Hill Trail, heading N.
  24. 100 ftTurn left onto Wachusett Aqueduct Trail, heading W.
  25. 0.4 miTurn right, heading NW.
  26. 0.8 miSharp right, heading W.
  27. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
  28. 400 ftSharp right, heading N.
  29. 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/bartlett-pond-out-back-13-km-af0b

Trail surface

38% dirt62% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:32 AMSunset 6:49 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.8 mi in (~92 min). Leave by 4:57 PM for the 6:49 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:37 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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