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Sudbury Reservoir Watershed

Connector Trail & Walnut Hill Trail

2.8 mi · ▲ 111 ft · 59 min

Connector Trail & Walnut Hill Trail is a 2.8-mile out-and-back in Sudbury Reservoir Watershed near West Village, MA. It is mostly level, with 111 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi272 – 371 ft2.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Sawink Loop 42.30399, -71.58189
Nearest town West Village, MA
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Connector Trail & Walnut Hill Trail

2.8 mi · ▲ 111 ft · 59 min

Elevation 273–369 ft

Out & Back · Sudbury Reservoir Watershed

Trailhead: Sawink Loop · 42.30399, -71.58189

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:43 AM · sunset 8:04 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Sawink Loop, heading N.
  2. 0.3 miBear left onto Walnut Hill Trail, heading SW.
  3. 150 ftContinue straight onto Connector Trail, heading W.
  4. 0.7 miTurn right onto Crane Swamp Trail, heading N.
  5. 0.3 miTurn right onto Cedar Hill Trail, heading W.
  6. 100 ftReach Connector Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 100 ftTurn left onto Crane Swamp Trail, heading N.
  8. 0.3 miTurn left onto Connector Trail, heading SE.
  9. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Walnut Hill Trail, heading E.
  10. 200 ftBear right onto Sawink Loop, heading E.
  11. 0.3 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/connector-trail-walnut-hill-trail-out-back-5-km-9306

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 5:43 AMSunset 8:04 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:44 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 8:04 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:35 PM.

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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