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Wachusett Aqueduct Linear District

Cedar Hill Trail–Crane Swamp Trail, 4 sights

6.7 mi · ▲ 378 ft · 2 hr 25 min

Cedar Hill Trail–Crane Swamp Trail, 4 sights is a 6.7-mile out-and-back in Wachusett Aqueduct Linear District near Wessonville, MA. It climbs 378 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi243 – 436 ft · steepest grade: 20%7.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Crane Swamp Trail 42.30298, -71.60390
Nearest town Wessonville, MA
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Cedar Hill Trail–Crane Swamp Trail, 4 sights

6.7 mi · ▲ 378 ft · 2 hr 25 min

Elevation 242–435 ft

Out & Back · Wachusett Aqueduct Linear District

Trailhead: Crane Swamp Trail · 42.30298, -71.60390

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:43 AM · sunset 8:04 PM

  1. Start on Crane Swamp Trail, heading E.
  2. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Cedar Hill Trail, heading N.
  3. 1 miTurn left onto Wachusett Aqueduct Trail, heading NW.
  4. 0.4 miTurn right, heading N.
  5. 0.8 miSharp right, heading N.
  6. 0.3 miBear left, heading E.
  7. 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
  8. 150 ftSharp right, heading N.
  9. 450 ftSharp left onto Stirrup Brook Trail, heading W.
  10. 150 ftBear right, heading E.
  11. 0.1 miBear right, heading NW.
  12. 50 ftReach Crane Swamp Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  13. 100 ftBear left, heading NW.
  14. 0.2 miSharp right, heading SE.
  15. 450 ftSharp left, heading SE.
  16. 150 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  17. 0.3 miBear right, heading W.
  18. 0.3 miSharp left onto Wachusett Aqueduct Trail, heading S.
  19. 0.7 miTurn right, heading SE.
  20. 0.4 miTurn right onto Cedar Hill Trail, heading SE.
  21. 1 miContinue straight onto Crane Swamp Trail, heading S.
  22. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/cedar-hill-trail-crane-swamp-trail-out-back-4-sights-11-km-aa88

Trail surface

64% dirt36% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:43 AMSunset 8:04 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.8 mi in (~25 min). Leave by 7:19 PM for the 8:04 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:39 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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