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Hopbrook Marsh Conservation Land

Cricket Pond–Duck Pond, 3 lakes

7.6 mi · ▲ 59 ft · 2 hr 34 min

Cricket Pond–Duck Pond, 3 lakes is a 7.6-mile out-and-back in Hopbrook Marsh Conservation Land near Sudbury, MA. The route passes Cricket Pond before reaching Duck Pond at the turnaround, 3.6 miles in. It is mostly level, with 59 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 5/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi135 – 197 ft7.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.38553, -71.41515
Nearest town Sudbury, MA
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Cricket Pond–Duck Pond, 3 lakes

7.6 mi · ▲ 59 ft · 2 hr 34 min

Elevation 134–197 ft

Out & Back · Hopbrook Marsh Conservation Land

Trailhead: 42.38553, -71.41515

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:42 AM · sunset 8:03 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 200 ftTurn right onto Bruce Freeman Rail Trail, heading S.
  3. 0.2 miPass Cricket Pond.
  4. 1.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  5. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  6. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Mass Central Rail Trail, heading S.
  7. 50 ftTurn right onto Mass Central Rail Trail -- Wayside, heading S.
  8. 2 miPass Duck Pond.
  9. 50 ftSharp right onto Blueberry Trail, heading NW.
  10. 0.2 miTurn right onto Old Pine Trail, heading E.
  11. 150 ftReach Cricket Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 150 ftTurn left onto Blueberry Trail, heading E.
  13. 0.2 miSharp left onto Mass Central Rail Trail -- Wayside, heading SW.
  14. 2 miTurn left onto Mass Central Rail Trail, heading SE.
  15. 50 ftContinue straight onto Bruce Freeman Rail Trail, heading SE.
  16. 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  17. 1.4 miTurn left, heading NE.
  18. 50 ftArrive 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/duck-pond-duck-pond-out-back-12-km-82bf

Trail surface

90% paved10% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:42 AMSunset 8:03 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~4 min). Leave by 7:40 PM for the 8:03 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:22 PM — 13 min before dark.

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