1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
2. 50 ftSharp left onto Beals Loop, heading W.
3. 0.2 miBear right onto Boroughs Loop Trail, heading N.
4. 0.7 miBear right, heading NW.
5. 0.6 miBear right, heading NW.
6. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
7. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
8. 0.3 miTurn right, heading NW.
9. 150 ftContinue straight onto Crane Swamp Trail, heading W.
10. 0.3 miTurn right onto Cedar Hill Trail, heading SW.
11. 100 ftTurn left onto Wachusett Aqueduct Trail, heading SW.
12. 0.4 miTurn right, heading NW.
13. 0.8 miSharp right, heading NW.
14. 0.3 miBear left, heading N.
15. 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
16. 200 ftSharp right, heading E.
17. 450 ftSharp left onto Stirrup Brook Trail, heading N.
18. 150 ftBear right, heading N.
19. 0.1 miBear right, heading E.
20. 0.3 miReach Boroughs Loop Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
21. 0.3 miBear right, heading NE.
22. 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
23. 0.2 miSharp right, heading SE.
24. 450 ftSharp left, heading SE.
25. 150 ftTurn right, heading SE.
26. 0.3 miBear right, heading E.
27. 0.3 miSharp left onto Wachusett Aqueduct Trail, heading S.
28. 0.7 miTurn right, heading NE.
29. 0.4 miTurn right onto Cedar Hill Trail, heading SE.
30. 100 ftTurn left onto Crane Swamp Trail, heading SE.
31. 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
32. 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
33. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
34. 0.1 miBear left, heading E.
35. 0.6 miBear left, heading E.
36. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Boroughs Loop Trail, heading E.
37. 0.5 miBear left, heading E.
38. 50 ftContinue straight onto Beals Loop, heading E.
39. 0.2 miSharp right, heading SE.
40. 50 ftArrive 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/boroughs-loop-trail-out-back-ba9c