Cole Trail–Crane Swamp Trail, 3 sights is a 3.2-mile out-and-back in Sudbury Reservoir Watershed near West Village, MA. It climbs 252 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade. It scores 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi272 – 436 ft · steepest grade: 16%3.3 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Cedar Hill Trail 42.31718, -71.59336
Nearest town West Village, MA
Directions
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Cole Trail–Crane Swamp Trail, 3 sights
3.2 mi · ▲ 252 ft · 1 hr 12 min
Elevation 273–435 ft
Out & Back · Sudbury Reservoir Watershed
Trailhead: Cedar Hill Trail · 42.31718, -71.59336
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 on Cedar Hill Trail, heading S.
- 0.9 miTurn right onto Talbot Trail, heading W.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Cole Trail, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Talbot Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Cedar Hill Trail, heading E.
- 0.1 miSharp left onto Crane Swamp Trail, heading NE.
- 1.1 miTurn right onto Cedar Hill Trail, heading W.
- 200 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
49% dirt51% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 82°F61°
Precip0%Wind4 mphUV7Humidity86%
Rained 0.4″ yesterday (1.4″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
85°60°
Sunrise 5:43 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:04 PM
Wed
84°62°
Thu
87°69°
33%
Fri
95°71°
31%
Sat
94°69°
34%
Sun
95°68°
16%
Mon
92°72°
15%
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.5 mi in (~16 min). Leave by 7:28 PM for the 8:04 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:31 PM — 4 min before dark.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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- Cedar Hill Trail 3.5 mi · ▲ 0 ft
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