Blueberry Swamp Loop & Charles River Loop is a 5.9-mile out-and-back in Broadmoor Wildlife Sanctuary near Morseville, MA. It is mostly level, with 28 ft of elevation gain. It scores 11/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi115 – 187 ft5.9 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Old Orchard Trail 42.25173, -71.33534
Nearest town Morseville, MA
Directions
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Blueberry Swamp Loop & Charles River Loop
5.9 mi · ▲ 28 ft · 1 hr 59 min
Elevation 115–187 ft
Out & Back · Broadmoor Wildlife Sanctuary
Trailhead: Old Orchard Trail · 42.25173, -71.33534
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 83°F / low 63° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 5:42 AM · sunset 8:03 PM
- Start on Old Orchard Trail, heading S.
- 0.8 miTurn right onto Glacial Hill Trail, heading E.
- 0.5 miSharp left, heading NW.
- 1.6 miReach Blueberry Swamp Loop, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 2.1 miTurn left onto Old Orchard Trail, heading SW.
- 0.8 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
53% dirt2% gravel45% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 83°F63°
Precip0%Wind5 mphUV7Humidity79%
Rained 0.7″ yesterday (1.5″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
85°60°
Sunrise 5:42 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:03 PM
Wed
84°63°
Thu
85°69°
29%
Fri
96°71°
29%
Sat
93°71°
35%
Sun
96°70°
15%
Mon
96°74°
16%
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~5 min). Leave by 7:38 PM for the 8:03 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:22 PM — 12 min before dark.
Other ways to reach this destination
More from Old Orchard Trail Trailhead
- Blueberry Swamp Loop & Glacial Hill Trail 3 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Broadmoor Wildlife Sanctuary Viewpoint–All Persons Viewpoint, 3 viewpoints 3.3 mi · ▲ 0 ft
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