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Sudbury Reservoir Watershed

Stirrup Brook Trail & Wachusett Aqueduct Trail

6.6 mi · ▲ 81 ft · 2 hr 14 min

Stirrup Brook Trail & Wachusett Aqueduct Trail is a 6.6-mile out-and-back in Sudbury Reservoir Watershed near Marlborough Junction, MA. It is mostly level, with 81 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi243 – 285 ft7.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.31314, -71.57011
Nearest town Marlborough Junction, MA
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Stirrup Brook Trail & Wachusett Aqueduct Trail

6.6 mi · ▲ 81 ft · 2 hr 14 min

Elevation 242–285 ft

Out & Back · Sudbury Reservoir Watershed

Trailhead: 42.31314, -71.57011

Weather Sep 22: Overcast, high 63°F / low 49° · precip 4% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 6:45 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.5 miBear right, heading NW.
  3. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
  4. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  5. 0.3 miTurn right, heading NW.
  6. 150 ftContinue straight onto Crane Swamp Trail, heading NW.
  7. 0.3 miTurn right onto Cedar Hill Trail, heading SW.
  8. 100 ftTurn left onto Wachusett Aqueduct Trail, heading W.
  9. 0.4 miTurn right, heading NW.
  10. 0.8 miSharp right, heading W.
  11. 0.3 miBear left, heading N.
  12. 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
  13. 200 ftSharp right, heading NW.
  14. 450 ftSharp left onto Stirrup Brook Trail, heading W.
  15. 150 ftBear right, heading W.
  16. 0.1 miReach Wachusett Aqueduct Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  17. 0.1 miSharp right, heading NW.
  18. 450 ftSharp left, heading SE.
  19. 200 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  20. 0.3 miBear right, heading SE.
  21. 0.3 miSharp left onto Wachusett Aqueduct Trail, heading S.
  22. 0.7 miTurn right, heading E.
  23. 0.4 miTurn right onto Cedar Hill Trail, heading SE.
  24. 100 ftTurn left onto Crane Swamp Trail, heading E.
  25. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
  26. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
  27. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  28. 0.1 miBear left, heading SE.
  29. 0.5 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-7-km-722e

Trail surface

43% dirt57% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 63°F49°
Precip4%Wind8 mphUV5Humidity73%
Rained 0.1″ 2 days ago
Hourly temperature
65°45°
Sunrise 6:34 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:45 PM
Wed 62°47°
Thu 64°43°
Fri 55°48° 57%
Sat 52°51° 64%
Sun 58°53° 63%
Mon 62°56° 42%

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