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Wachusett Aqueduct Linear District

Bartlett Pond–Connector Trail, 4 sights

5.3 mi · ▲ 111 ft · 1 hr 49 min

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Sawink Loop, heading N.
  2. 0.3 miBear left onto Walnut Hill Trail, heading SW.
  3. 150 ftContinue straight onto Connector Trail, heading W.
  4. 0.7 miTurn right onto Crane Swamp Trail, heading N.
  5. 150 ftBear left, heading NW.
  6. 0.3 miTurn right onto Cedar Hill Trail, heading W.
  7. 100 ftTurn left onto Wachusett Aqueduct Trail, heading N.
  8. 0.4 miTurn right, heading NW.
  9. 0.9 miReach Bartlett Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 0.9 miTurn right, heading SE.
  11. 0.4 miTurn right onto Cedar Hill Trail, heading E.
  12. 100 ftTurn left onto Crane Swamp Trail, heading E.
  13. 0.3 miTurn left onto Connector Trail, heading SE.
  14. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Walnut Hill Trail, heading E.
  15. 200 ftBear right onto Sawink Loop, heading E.
  16. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/bartlett-pond-out-back-9-km-5e36

Trail surface

96% dirt4% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:43 AMSunset 8:04 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:44 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 8:04 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:35 PM.

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