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Wachusett Aqueduct Linear District

Cedar Hill Trail & Wachusett Aqueduct Trail

5.1 mi · ▲ 347 ft · 1 hr 52 min

Cedar Hill Trail & Wachusett Aqueduct Trail is a 5.1-mile out-and-back in Wachusett Aqueduct Linear District near Chapinville, MA. It climbs 347 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi243 – 436 ft · steepest grade: 16%5.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.32680, -71.61104
Nearest town Chapinville, MA
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Cedar Hill Trail & Wachusett Aqueduct Trail

5.1 mi · ▲ 347 ft · 1 hr 52 min

Elevation 242–435 ft

Out & Back · Wachusett Aqueduct Linear District

Trailhead: 42.32680, -71.61104

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:43 AM · sunset 8:04 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 0.2 miSharp left, heading SE.
  3. 350 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. 1 miReach Wachusett Aqueduct Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 1 miTurn left onto Wachusett Aqueduct Trail, heading NE.
  9. 0.4 miTurn right, heading NW.
  10. 0.8 miSharp right, heading NW.
  11. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  12. 350 ftSharp right, heading N.
  13. 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/bartlett-pond-out-back-8-km-c860

Trail surface

82% dirt18% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:43 AMSunset 8:04 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.1 mi in (~57 min). Leave by 6:47 PM for the 8:04 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:12 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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