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Sudbury Reservoir Watershed

Crane Swamp Trail

4.2 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 24 min

Crane Swamp Trail is a 4.2-mile out-and-back in Sudbury Reservoir Watershed near Marlborough Junction, MA. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain. It scores 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi262 – 282 ft4.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.31032, -71.56766
Nearest town Marlborough Junction, MA
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Crane Swamp Trail

4.2 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 24 min

Elevation 264–281 ft

Out & Back · Sudbury Reservoir Watershed

Trailhead: 42.31032, -71.56766

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 0.2 miBear left, heading NW.
  3. 0.6 miBear right, heading NW.
  4. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
  5. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  6. 0.3 miBear left onto Crane Swamp Trail, heading W.
  7. 0.9 miContinue straight onto Cedar Hill Trail, heading SW.
  8. 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  9. 50 ftContinue straight onto Crane Swamp Trail, heading SW.
  10. 0.9 miBear right, heading N.
  11. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
  12. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  13. 0.1 miBear left, heading SE.
  14. 0.6 miBear right, heading E.
  15. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/crane-swamp-trail-out-back-7-km-f0cc

Trail surface

9% dirt7% gravel84% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:33 AMSunset 6:47 PM

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