Crane Swamp Trail is a 2.5-mile out-and-back in Sudbury Reservoir Watershed near West Village, MA. It is mostly level, with 176 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi272 – 387 ft · steepest grade: 15%2.7 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 42.31049, -71.58324
Nearest town West Village, MA
Directions
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Crane Swamp Trail
2.5 mi · ▲ 176 ft · 55 min
Elevation 273–387 ft
Out & Back · Sudbury Reservoir Watershed
Trailhead: 42.31049, -71.58324
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 N.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Crane Swamp Trail, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Cedar Hill Trail, heading W.
- 100 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Plantation Trail, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Crane Swamp Trail, heading S.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.5 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
38% dirt62% unspecified
Weather
DrizzleTemperature 62°F50°
Precip53%Wind5 mphUV1Humidity93%
Rained 1.4″ 7 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
65°50°
Sunrise 6:32 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:49 PM
Mon
67°56°
51%
Tue
63°44°
Wed
62°43°
Thu
63°40°
Fri
63°46°
34%
Sat
59°50°
43%
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.0 mi in (~1 min). Leave by 6:28 PM for the 6:49 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:06 PM — 11 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
Other ways to reach this destination
- 2.1 mi · out & back · via Crane Swamp Trail
- 2.6 mi · out & back · via Crane Swamp Trail
- 2.7 mi · out & back · via Crane Swamp Trail
- 2.7 mi · out & back · via Crane Swamp Trail
- 2.8 mi · out & back · via Crane Swamp Trail
- 3 mi · out & back · via Crane Swamp Trail
- 3 mi · out & back · via Crane Swamp Trail
- 3.2 mi · out & back · via Crane Swamp Trail
More from this trailhead
- Crane Swamp Trail 2.9 mi · ▲ 118 ft
- Cedar Hill Trail 2 mi · ▲ 118 ft
- Cedar Hill Trail 2 mi · ▲ 118 ft
- Crane Swamp Trail 2.5 mi · ▲ 176 ft
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