Cole Trail–Hultman Aqueduct Trail, 4 sights
7.4 mi · ▲ 269 ft · 2 hr 36 min
Cole Trail–Hultman Aqueduct Trail, 4 sights is a 7.4-mile out-and-back in Sudbury Reservoir Watershed near Woodside, MA. It climbs 269 ft. It scores 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi262 – 371 ft7.7 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 42.31017, -71.60458
Nearest town Woodside, MA
Directions
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Cole Trail–Hultman Aqueduct Trail, 4 sights
7.4 mi · ▲ 269 ft · 2 hr 36 min
Elevation 263–371 ft
Out & Back · Sudbury Reservoir Watershed
Trailhead: 42.31017, -71.60458
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:43 AM · sunset 8:04 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Cole Trail, heading S.
- 500 ftContinue straight onto Talbot Trail, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Cedar Hill Trail, heading SE.
- 0.1 miSharp left onto Crane Swamp Trail, heading NE.
- 0.9 miBear right, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading SE.
- 0.6 miBear left, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 200 ftTurn right onto Hultman Aqueduct Trail, heading E.
- 0.7 miSharp right onto Meadow Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Overlook Trail, heading SE.
- 0.1 miReach Cole Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Meadow Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto Hultman Aqueduct Trail, heading N.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading W.
- 0.6 miBear right, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Crane Swamp Trail, heading W.
- 0.9 miSharp right onto Cedar Hill Trail, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Talbot Trail, heading SW.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Cole Trail, heading NW.
- 450 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
8% dirt92% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 5:43 AMSunset 8:04 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.7 mi in (~94 min). Leave by 6:10 PM for the 8:04 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:53 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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