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Wachusett Aqueduct Linear District

Talbot Trail & Wachusett Aqueduct Trail

4.9 mi · ▲ 407 ft · 1 hr 50 min

Talbot Trail & Wachusett Aqueduct Trail is a 4.9-mile out-and-back in Wachusett Aqueduct Linear District near Woodside, MA. It climbs 407 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi243 – 436 ft · steepest grade: 18%5.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.32397, -71.61307
Nearest town Woodside, MA
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Talbot Trail & Wachusett Aqueduct Trail

4.9 mi · ▲ 407 ft · 1 hr 50 min

Elevation 242–435 ft

Out & Back · Wachusett Aqueduct Linear District

Trailhead: 42.32397, -71.61307

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:43 AM · sunset 8:04 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 450 ftTurn right, heading S.
  3. 0.2 miSharp left onto Wachusett Aqueduct Trail, heading NE.
  4. 0.7 miTurn right, heading S.
  5. 0.4 miTurn right onto Cedar Hill Trail, heading S.
  6. 0.9 miTurn right onto Talbot Trail, heading S.
  7. 0.2 miReach Wachusett Aqueduct Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 0.2 miTurn left onto Cedar Hill Trail, heading SE.
  9. 0.9 miTurn left onto Wachusett Aqueduct Trail, heading NE.
  10. 0.4 miTurn right, heading NW.
  11. 0.8 miSharp right, heading W.
  12. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  13. 400 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/little-chauncy-lake-out-back-11-km-022c

Trail surface

81% dirt19% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:43 AMSunset 8:04 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.9 mi in (~52 min). Leave by 6:51 PM for the 8:04 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:08 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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