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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.

Elevation

0 mi272 – 348 ft2.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.31378, -71.58246
Nearest town West Village, MA

Directions

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 100 ftSharp right, heading SW.
  3. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  4. 0.3 miTurn right onto Crane Swamp Trail, heading NW.
  5. 0.3 miTurn right onto Cedar Hill Trail, heading W.
  6. 100 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  7. 0.3 miBear left onto Plantation Trail, heading W.
  8. 0.3 miTurn left onto Crane Swamp Trail, heading SE.
  9. 0.5 miBear right, heading N.
  10. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
  11. 50 ftSharp left, heading SE.
  12. 50 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

45% dirt55% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:43 AMSunset 8:04 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.0 mi in (~26 min). Leave by 7:18 PM for the 8:04 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:43 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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