Cedar Hill Trail & Crane Swamp Trail is a 2.8-mile out-and-back in Sudbury Reservoir Watershed near Wessonville, MA. It is mostly level, with 142 ft of elevation gain. It scores 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi272 – 436 ft · steepest grade: 16%2.9 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Crane Swamp Trail 42.30298, -71.60390
Nearest town Wessonville, MA
Directions
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Cedar Hill Trail & Crane Swamp Trail
2.8 mi · ▲ 142 ft · 1 hr
Elevation 273–435 ft
Out & Back · Sudbury Reservoir Watershed
Trailhead: Crane Swamp Trail · 42.30298, -71.60390
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:43 AM · sunset 8:04 PM
- Start on Crane Swamp Trail, heading E.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Cedar Hill Trail, heading N.
- 1 miTurn right onto Crane Swamp Trail, heading E.
- 1.1 miContinue straight onto Cedar Hill Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Crane Swamp Trail, heading SW.
- 0.4 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
55% dirt45% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 5:43 AMSunset 8:04 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.9 mi in (~25 min). Leave by 7:18 PM for the 8:04 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:40 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Other ways to reach this destination
More from Crane Swamp Trail Trailhead
- Connector Trail–Crane Swamp Trail, 3 sights 5.1 mi · ▲ 230 ft
- Cedar Hill Trail–Crane Swamp Trail, 4 sights 6.7 mi · ▲ 378 ft
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