Crane Swamp Trail is a 2.4-mile out-and-back in Sudbury Reservoir Watershed near West Village, MA. It is mostly level, with 84 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi272 – 348 ft2.5 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 42.31202, -71.58017
Nearest town West Village, MA
Directions
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Crane Swamp Trail
2.4 mi · ▲ 84 ft · 51 min
Elevation 271–347 ft
Out & Back · Sudbury Reservoir Watershed
Trailhead: 42.31202, -71.58017
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:43 AM · sunset 8:04 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn right 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 W.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Crane Swamp Trail, heading SE.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 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.
Trail surface
42% dirt58% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 5:43 AMSunset 8:04 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.1 mi in (~28 min). Leave by 7:15 PM for the 8:04 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:45 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Crane Swamp Trail 2.1 mi · ▲ 54 ft
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- Crane Swamp Trail 2.7 mi · ▲ 0 ft
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