Crane Swamp Trail is a 2.1-mile out-and-back in Sudbury Reservoir Watershed near West Village, MA. It is mostly level, with 54 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Crane Swamp Trail
2.1 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 44 min
Elevation 273–347 ft
Out & Back · Sudbury Reservoir Watershed
Trailhead: 42.31378, -71.58246
Weather Sep 20: Drizzle, high 62°F / low 50° · precip 53% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 6:49 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 100 ftSharp right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Crane Swamp Trail, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Cedar Hill Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Plantation Trail, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Crane Swamp Trail, heading SE.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading SE.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.0 mi in (~26 min). Leave by 6:03 PM for the 6:49 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:28 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- 3.2 mi · out & back · via Crane Swamp Trail
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