Cranberry Bog Trail (Blue) & Elmwood Loop
4 mi · ▲ 175 ft · 1 hr 25 min
Cranberry Bog Trail (Blue) & Elmwood Loop is a 4-mile out-and-back in Ash Street Land near Hopkinton, MA. It is mostly level, with 175 ft of elevation gain. It scores 5/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Cranberry Bog Trail (Blue) & Elmwood Loop
4 mi · ▲ 175 ft · 1 hr 25 min
Elevation 272–392 ft
Out & Back · Ash Street Land
Trailhead: 42.24105, -71.51014
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 6:49 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 1 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 300 ftTurn left onto Cranberry Bog Trail (Blue), heading S.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading E.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Yellow Trail, heading S.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading SE.
- 150 ftBear right onto Cranberry Bog Trail (Blue), heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Elmwood Loop, heading SW.
- 0.2 miReach Cranberry Bog Trail (Blue), then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto Cranberry Bog Trail (Blue), heading N.
- 250 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 100 ftBear right onto Yellow Trail, heading NE.
- 0.1 miBear right onto Cranberry Bog Trail (Blue), heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
- 300 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.9 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:28 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 6:49 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:17 PM.
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