Connector Trail & Sawink Loop is a 3.3-mile out-and-back in Sudbury Reservoir Watershed near West Village, MA. It is mostly level, with 234 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi272 – 410 ft3.5 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Cedar Hill Trail 42.31718, -71.59336
Nearest town West Village, MA
Directions
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Connector Trail & Sawink Loop
3.3 mi · ▲ 234 ft · 1 hr 13 min
Elevation 273–410 ft
Out & Back · Sudbury Reservoir Watershed
Trailhead: Cedar Hill Trail · 42.31718, -71.59336
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 6:49 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Cedar Hill Trail, heading S.
- 250 ftTurn left onto Crane Swamp Trail, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Connector Trail, heading S.
- 0.7 miTurn right onto Sawink Loop, heading E.
- 0.6 miReach Connector Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Connector Trail, heading N.
- 0.7 miTurn right onto Crane Swamp Trail, heading N.
- 150 ftBear left, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Cedar Hill Trail, heading SW.
- 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
94% dirt6% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:32 AMSunset 6:49 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.4 mi in (~38 min). Leave by 5:51 PM for the 6:49 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:39 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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- Cedar Hill Trail & Crane Swamp Trail 2.9 mi · ▲ 287 ft
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