Connector Trail–Hultman Aqueduct Trail, 3 sights
5.9 mi · ▲ 112 ft · 2 hr 1 min
Connector Trail–Hultman Aqueduct Trail, 3 sights is a 5.9-mile out-and-back in Sudbury Reservoir Watershed near Marlborough Junction, MA. It is mostly level, with 112 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Connector Trail–Hultman Aqueduct Trail, 3 sights
5.9 mi · ▲ 112 ft · 2 hr 1 min
Elevation 263–363 ft
Out & Back · Sudbury Reservoir Watershed
Trailhead: 42.31212, -71.55093
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:43 AM · sunset 8:04 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 200 ftContinue straight onto Overlook Trail, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Meadow Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto Hultman Aqueduct Trail, heading SW.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading NW.
- 0.6 miBear right, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Crane Swamp Trail, heading NW.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Connector Trail, heading SW.
- 0.7 miReach Meadow Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.7 miTurn right onto Crane Swamp Trail, heading N.
- 150 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading SE.
- 0.6 miBear left, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 150 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 S.
- 0.1 miArrive 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 right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:43 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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