Sudbury Reservoir Watershed

Beals Loop–Bobolink Trail, 5 sights

3 mi · ▲ 28 ft · 1 hr 1 min

Beals Loop–Bobolink Trail, 5 sights is a 3-mile out-and-back in Sudbury Reservoir Watershed near Marlborough Junction, MA. It is mostly level, with 28 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi262 – 331 ft3.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.31032, -71.56766
Nearest town Marlborough Junction, MA

Directions

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Beals Loop–Bobolink Trail, 5 sights

3 mi · ▲ 28 ft · 1 hr 1 min

Elevation 263–333 ft

Out & Back · Sudbury Reservoir Watershed

Trailhead: 42.31032, -71.56766

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 0.2 miBear left, heading NE.
  3. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  4. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  5. 150 ftTurn right onto Hultman Aqueduct Trail, heading SE.
  6. 0.7 miTurn left onto Meadow Trail, heading N.
  7. 0.2 miReach Boroughs Loop Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 0.4 miSharp right onto Bobolink Trail, heading NW.
  9. 0.4 miBear left, heading S.
  10. 250 ftSharp right, heading SE.
  11. 250 ftContinue straight onto Beals Loop, heading W.
  12. 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  13. 50 ftBear right onto Boroughs Loop Trail, heading SW.
  14. 0.7 miTurn left, heading W.
  15. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  16. 0.1 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

6% gravel94% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:43 AMSunset 8:04 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.2 mi in (~30 min). Leave by 7:14 PM for the 8:04 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:48 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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