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.
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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
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
- 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 S.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Crane Swamp Trail, heading SE.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading NE.
- 1.1 miTurn left, heading E.
- 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.
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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
Other ways to reach this destination
- 2.1 mi · out & back · via Crane Swamp Trail
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- 2.8 mi · out & back · via Crane Swamp Trail
- 2.9 mi · out & back · via Crane Swamp Trail
- 3 mi · out & back · via Crane Swamp Trail
- 3 mi · out & back · via Crane Swamp Trail
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- Cedar Hill Trail 2.5 mi · ▲ 0 ft
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