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

Directions

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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 Sep 20: Drizzle, high 61°F / low 51° · precip 53% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 6:49 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 surface

81% dirt19% unspecified

Weather

DrizzleTemperature 61°F51°
Precip53%Wind5 mphUV1Humidity94%
Rained 1.6″ 7 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
65°50° 3 AM: 5% rain5 AM: 4% rain6 AM: 2% rain7 AM: 3% rain8 AM: 4% rain9 AM: 9% rain10 AM: 5% rain11 AM: 25% rain12 PM: 40% rain1 PM: 43% rain2 PM: 50% rain3 PM: 53% rain4 PM: 39% rain5 PM: 35% rain6 PM: 50% rain7 PM: 41% rain8 PM: 27% rain9 PM: 28% rain10 PM: 47% rain11 PM: 53% rain
Sunrise 6:32 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:49 PM
Mon 67°55° 50%
Tue 62°44°
Wed 62°43°
Thu 63°40°
Fri 63°46° 33%
Sat 59°50° 43%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.9 mi in (~52 min). Leave by 5:37 PM for the 6:49 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:53 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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