AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

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
Google Maps Apple Maps

Directions

AMBLEWAYwww.ambleway.com

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 Aug 4: Overcast, high 82°F / low 62° · precip 0% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 5:43 AM · sunset 8:03 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

OvercastTemperature 82°F62°
Precip0%Wind7 mphUV7Humidity70%
Rained 1.2″ yesterday (2.2″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
85°60°
Sunrise 5:43 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:03 PM
Wed 83°64°
Thu 87°69° 35%
Fri 94°71° 29%
Sat 92°69° 36%
Sun 94°67° 15%
Mon 93°71° 16%

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

Other ways to reach this destination

Hikes near Hopkinton, Massachusetts