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Ash Street Land

Center School Trail–Cranberry Bog Trail (Blue), 4 sights

3.2 mi · ▲ 269 ft · 1 hr 12 min

Center School Trail–Cranberry Bog Trail (Blue), 4 sights is a 3.2-mile out-and-back in Ash Street Land near Hopkinton, MA. It climbs 269 ft. It scores 6/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi272 – 463 ft3.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Center School Trail 42.22974, -71.51596
Nearest town Hopkinton, MA
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Center School Trail–Cranberry Bog Trail (Blue), 4 sights

3.2 mi · ▲ 269 ft · 1 hr 12 min

Elevation 272–462 ft

Out & Back · Ash Street Land

Trailhead: Center School Trail · 42.22974, -71.51596

Weather Sep 20: Drizzle, high 61°F / low 49° · precip 56% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 6:49 PM

Transit-accessible: Hayden Rowe / Maple / Pleasant Streets stop 735 m from the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Center School Trail, heading NE.
  2. 0.2 miBear right onto Ridge Trail, heading SE.
  3. 0.4 miBear right onto Cranberry Bog Trail (Blue), heading SE.
  4. 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
  5. 0.3 miBear left onto Yellow Trail, heading SE.
  6. 0.1 miBear left, heading S.
  7. 100 ftBear right onto Cranberry Bog Trail (Blue), heading SE.
  8. 0.1 miTurn left onto Elmwood Loop, heading SW.
  9. 0.2 miReach Center School Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  11. 350 ftContinue straight onto Cranberry Bog Trail (Blue), heading NE.
  12. 250 ftBear left, heading NE.
  13. 100 ftBear right onto Yellow Trail, heading N.
  14. 0.1 miBear right onto Cranberry Bog Trail (Blue), heading NW.
  15. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
  16. 0.3 miBear left onto Ridge Trail, heading NW.
  17. 0.4 miBear left onto Center School Trail, heading SW.
  18. 0.2 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/center-school-trail-cranberry-bog-trail-blue-out-back-4-sights

Weather

DrizzleTemperature 61°F49°
Precip56%Wind3 mphUV1Humidity95%
Rained 0.6″ 7 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
65°45° 3 AM: 8% rain4 AM: 1% rain5 AM: 2% rain6 AM: 2% rain7 AM: 4% rain8 AM: 3% rain9 AM: 7% rain10 AM: 3% rain11 AM: 20% rain12 PM: 34% rain1 PM: 48% rain2 PM: 47% rain3 PM: 48% rain4 PM: 38% rain5 PM: 31% rain6 PM: 40% rain7 PM: 30% rain8 PM: 26% rain9 PM: 27% rain10 PM: 36% rain11 PM: 56% rain
Sunrise 6:32 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:49 PM
Mon 66°55° 53%
Tue 60°48°
Wed 61°46°
Thu 63°43°
Fri 61°48° 35%
Sat 58°50° 44%

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Hayden Rowe / Maple / Pleasant Streets stop 735 m from the trailhead
  • Drinking water at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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