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Sudbury Reservoir Watershed

Beals Loop–Boroughs Loop Trail, 4 sights

6.1 mi · ▲ 138 ft · 2 hr 6 min

Beals Loop–Boroughs Loop Trail, 4 sights is a 6.1-mile out-and-back in Sudbury Reservoir Watershed near West Village, MA. It is mostly level, with 138 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi262 – 371 ft6.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Sawink Loop 42.30399, -71.58189
Nearest town West Village, MA
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Beals Loop–Boroughs Loop Trail, 4 sights

6.1 mi · ▲ 138 ft · 2 hr 6 min

Elevation 263–369 ft

Out & Back · Sudbury Reservoir Watershed

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 right, heading NE.
  6. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
  7. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  8. 0.1 miBear left, heading SE.
  9. 0.6 miBear left, heading E.
  10. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Boroughs Loop Trail, heading E.
  11. 0.5 miBear left, heading SE.
  12. 100 ftTurn left onto Beals Loop, heading S.
  13. 0.2 miSharp left, heading E.
  14. 200 ftReach Connector Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  15. 250 ftSharp right, heading N.
  16. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  17. 50 ftBear right onto Boroughs Loop Trail, heading W.
  18. 0.7 miBear right, heading W.
  19. 0.6 miBear right, heading W.
  20. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  21. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  22. 0.3 miBear left onto Crane Swamp Trail, heading NW.
  23. 150 ftTurn left onto Connector Trail, heading NW.
  24. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Walnut Hill Trail, heading S.
  25. 150 ftBear right onto Sawink Loop, heading SW.
  26. 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/beals-loop-boroughs-loop-trail-out-back-4-sights-9-km

Trail surface

35% dirt65% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:43 AMSunset 8:04 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.0 mi in (~74 min). Leave by 6:30 PM for the 8:04 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:34 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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