Hultman Aqueduct Trail & Talbot Trail via Crane Swamp Trail
7.4 mi · ▲ 220 ft · 2 hr 35 min
Hultman Aqueduct Trail & Talbot Trail via Crane Swamp Trail is a 7.4-mile out-and-back in Sudbury Reservoir Watershed near Wessonville, MA. It is mostly level, with 220 ft of elevation gain. It scores 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Hultman Aqueduct Trail & Talbot Trail via Crane Swamp Trail
7.4 mi · ▲ 220 ft · 2 hr 35 min
Elevation 263–371 ft
Out & Back · Sudbury Reservoir Watershed
Trailhead: 42.30852, -71.60973
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:43 AM · sunset 8:04 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 350 ftTurn right onto Talbot Trail, heading E.
- 0.8 miTurn right onto Cedar Hill Trail, heading SE.
- 0.1 miSharp left onto Crane Swamp Trail, heading NE.
- 0.9 miBear right, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading SE.
- 0.6 miBear left, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 200 ftTurn right onto Hultman Aqueduct Trail, heading E.
- 0.7 miReach Talbot Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading W.
- 0.6 miBear right, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Crane Swamp Trail, heading NW.
- 0.9 miSharp right onto Cedar Hill Trail, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Talbot Trail, heading SW.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 150 ftArrive 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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The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.5 mi in (~15 min). Leave by 7:28 PM for the 8:04 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:32 PM — 3 min before dark.
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- Cedar Hill Trail & Talbot Trail 3.6 mi · ▲ 420 ft
- Stirrup Brook Trail–Talbot Trail, 3 sights 7.4 mi · ▲ 507 ft
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