AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Cedar Hill/Cedar Swamp

5 mi · ▲ 109 ft · 1 hr 43 min

Cedar Hill/Cedar Swamp is a 5-mile out-and-back near Cedar, MA. The route reaches Cedar Hill/Cedar Swamp at the turnaround, 2.5 miles in. It is mostly level, with 109 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi184 – 249 ft5.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.11983, -71.25191
Nearest town Cedar, MA
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Cedar Hill/Cedar Swamp

5 mi · ▲ 109 ft · 1 hr 43 min

Elevation 184–250 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 42.11983, -71.25191

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:42 AM · sunset 8:02 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
  3. 0.6 miTurn right, heading E.
  4. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
  5. 0.4 miBear right, heading SE.
  6. 0.2 miSharp left, heading S.
  7. 0.6 miBear right, heading SW.
  8. 0.1 miBear right, heading W.
  9. 0.5 miReach Cedar Hill/Cedar Swamp, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 0.5 miBear left, heading SE.
  11. 0.1 miBear left, heading NE.
  12. 0.6 miSharp right, heading NW.
  13. 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
  14. 0.4 miTurn right, heading NW.
  15. 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  16. 0.6 miBear left, heading S.
  17. 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/cedar-hill-cedar-swamp-out-back-8-km-6736

Trail surface

37% dirt2% boardwalk61% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:42 AMSunset 8:02 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.1 mi in (~52 min). Leave by 6:50 PM for the 8:02 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:08 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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