Cedar Hill Trail & Crane Swamp Trail
2.9 mi · ▲ 287 ft · 1 hr 7 min
Cedar Hill Trail & Crane Swamp Trail is a 2.9-mile out-and-back in Cedar Hill Reservation near West Village, MA. It climbs 287 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Cedar Hill Trail & Crane Swamp Trail
2.9 mi · ▲ 287 ft · 1 hr 7 min
Elevation 273–435 ft
Out & Back · Cedar Hill Reservation
Trailhead: 42.31805, -71.59298
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 82°F / low 61° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 5:43 AM · sunset 8:04 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 350 ftBear left onto Cedar Hill Trail, heading S.
- 1 miContinue straight onto Crane Swamp Trail, heading S.
- 0.4 miReach Crane Swamp Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Cedar Hill Trail, heading N.
- 1 miBear right, heading N.
- 350 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.6 mi in (~18 min). Leave by 7:26 PM for the 8:04 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:33 PM — 2 min before dark.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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More from this trailhead
- Bartlett Pond & Wachusett Aqueduct Trail 2.6 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Cole Trail–Crane Swamp Trail, 3 sights 3.2 mi · ▲ 252 ft
- Connector Trail & Sawink Loop 3.3 mi · ▲ 234 ft
- Cedar Hill Trail 3.5 mi · ▲ 0 ft
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