Hultman Aqueduct Trail–Meadow Trail, 4 sights is a 9.5-mile out-and-back in Sudbury Reservoir Watershed near Chapinville, MA. It is mostly level, with 87 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Hultman Aqueduct Trail–Meadow Trail, 4 sights
9.5 mi · ▲ 87 ft · 3 hr 13 min
Elevation 242–339 ft
Out & Back · Sudbury Reservoir Watershed
Trailhead: Stirrup Brook Trail · 42.33159, -71.61117
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:43 AM · sunset 8:04 PM
- Start on Stirrup Brook Trail, heading SE.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading W.
- 450 ftSharp left, heading E.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading W.
- 0.3 miSharp left onto Wachusett Aqueduct Trail, heading S.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Cedar Hill Trail, heading E.
- 100 ftTurn left onto Crane Swamp Trail, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading SE.
- 0.6 miBear left, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 200 ftTurn right onto Hultman Aqueduct Trail, heading NE.
- 0.7 miSharp right onto Meadow Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miReach Stirrup Brook Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto Hultman Aqueduct Trail, heading S.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading W.
- 0.6 miBear right, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Crane Swamp Trail, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Cedar Hill Trail, heading NW.
- 100 ftTurn left onto Wachusett Aqueduct Trail, heading NW.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.8 miSharp right, heading W.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 200 ftSharp right, heading E.
- 450 ftSharp left onto Stirrup Brook Trail, heading E.
- 150 ftBear right, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.3 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 4.7 mi in (~117 min). Leave by 5:47 PM for the 8:04 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:18 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Other ways to reach this destination
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- 6.6 mi · out & back · via Wachusett Aqueduct Trail
- 5.1 mi · out & back · via Wachusett Aqueduct Trail
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