Crane Swamp Trail & Talbot Trail is a 4.6-mile out-and-back in Sudbury Reservoir Watershed near Marlborough Junction, MA. It is mostly level, with 195 ft of elevation gain. It scores 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi262 – 436 ft4.8 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 42.31314, -71.57011
Nearest town Marlborough Junction, MA
Directions
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Crane Swamp Trail & Talbot Trail
4.6 mi · ▲ 195 ft · 1 hr 38 min
Elevation 263–435 ft
Out & Back · Sudbury Reservoir Watershed
Trailhead: 42.31314, -71.57011
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:43 AM · sunset 8:04 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Crane Swamp Trail, heading S.
- 0.9 miSharp right onto Cedar Hill Trail, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Talbot Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miReach Talbot Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Cedar Hill Trail, heading SE.
- 0.8 miTurn right onto Crane Swamp Trail, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 1.1 miTurn left, heading E.
- 150 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
34% dirt66% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 5:43 AMSunset 8:04 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.0 mi in (~54 min). Leave by 6:50 PM for the 8:04 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:08 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Other ways to reach this destination
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- Crane Swamp Trail 2.6 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Crane Swamp Trail 2.6 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Cedar Hill Trail 2.6 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Cedar Hill Trail 2.6 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Cedar Hill Trail 2.9 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Crane Swamp Trail 3.6 mi · ▲ 56 ft
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