Bartlett Pond–Connector Trail, 4 sights is a 5.3-mile out-and-back in Wachusett Aqueduct Linear District near West Village, MA. The route reaches Bartlett Pond at the turnaround, 2.7 miles in. It is mostly level, with 111 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi269 – 371 ft5.5 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Sawink Loop 42.30399, -71.58189
Nearest town West Village, MA
Directions
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Bartlett Pond–Connector Trail, 4 sights
5.3 mi · ▲ 111 ft · 1 hr 49 min
Elevation 270–369 ft
Out & Back · Wachusett Aqueduct Linear District
Trailhead: Sawink Loop · 42.30399, -71.58189
Weather Sep 20: Drizzle, high 62°F / low 49° · precip 53% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 6:49 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Sawink Loop, heading N.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Walnut Hill Trail, heading SW.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Connector Trail, heading W.
- 0.7 miTurn right onto Crane Swamp Trail, heading N.
- 150 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Cedar Hill Trail, heading W.
- 100 ftTurn left onto Wachusett Aqueduct Trail, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.9 miReach Bartlett Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.9 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Cedar Hill Trail, heading E.
- 100 ftTurn left onto Crane Swamp Trail, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Connector Trail, heading SE.
- 0.7 miContinue straight onto Walnut Hill Trail, heading E.
- 200 ftBear right onto Sawink Loop, heading E.
- 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
96% dirt4% unspecified
Weather
DrizzleTemperature 62°F49°
Precip53%Wind5 mphUV1Humidity93%
Rained 1.4″ 7 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
65°45°
Sunrise 6:32 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:49 PM
Mon
66°54°
52%
Tue
60°44°
Wed
62°43°
Thu
63°40°
Fri
63°46°
34%
Sat
59°50°
43%
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~7 min). Leave by 6:22 PM for the 6:49 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:11 PM — 6 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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