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Crane Swamp Trail is a 3.6-mile out-and-back in Sudbury Reservoir Watershed near West Village, MA. It is mostly level, with 57 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi262 – 348 ft3.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.31290, -71.57370
Nearest town West Village, MA

Directions

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Crane Swamp Trail

3.6 mi · ▲ 57 ft · 1 hr 14 min

Elevation 263–347 ft

Out & Back · Sudbury Reservoir Watershed

Trailhead: 42.31290, -71.57370

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 6:47 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.3 miBear right, heading NW.
  3. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
  4. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  5. 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
  6. 150 ftContinue straight onto Crane Swamp Trail, heading NW.
  7. 0.3 miTurn right onto Cedar Hill Trail, heading W.
  8. 100 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  9. 0.3 miBear left onto Plantation Trail, heading S.
  10. 0.3 miTurn left onto Crane Swamp Trail, heading SE.
  11. 0.5 miBear right, heading NE.
  12. 1.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  13. 0.2 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

24% dirt76% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:33 AMSunset 6:47 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.6 mi in (~40 min). Leave by 5:47 PM for the 6:47 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:41 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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