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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 Sep 20: Drizzle, high 62°F / low 50° · precip 53% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 6:49 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 0.1 miTurn left, 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 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  12. 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

DrizzleTemperature 62°F50°
Precip53%Wind5 mphUV1Humidity93%
Rained 1.4″ 7 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
65°50° 3 AM: 6% rain5 AM: 3% rain6 AM: 2% rain7 AM: 3% rain8 AM: 3% rain9 AM: 9% rain10 AM: 5% rain11 AM: 24% rain12 PM: 39% rain1 PM: 42% rain2 PM: 50% rain3 PM: 52% rain4 PM: 39% rain5 PM: 34% rain6 PM: 47% rain7 PM: 40% rain8 PM: 27% rain9 PM: 28% rain10 PM: 46% rain11 PM: 53% rain
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 1.1 mi in (~28 min). Leave by 6:01 PM for the 6:49 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:31 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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