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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 mi259 – 279 ft4.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Boroughs Loop Trail 42.31319, -71.56548
Nearest town Marlborough Junction, MA
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Crane Swamp Trail

4.2 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 24 min

Elevation 259–281 ft

Out & Back · Sudbury Reservoir Watershed

Trailhead: Boroughs Loop Trail · 42.31319, -71.56548

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 6:49 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.2 miBear right, heading NW.
  3. 0.6 miBear right, heading NW.
  4. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
  5. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  6. 0.3 miBear left onto Crane Swamp Trail, heading SW.
  7. 0.9 miContinue straight onto Cedar Hill Trail, heading SW.
  8. 100 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 left, heading E.
  15. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/crane-swamp-trail-out-back-7-km-fe4f

Trail surface

9% dirt91% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:32 AMSunset 6:49 PM

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