Sudbury Reservoir Watershed

Chauncy Lake–Little Chauncy Lake, 5 sights

10 mi · ▲ 281 ft · 3 hr 28 min

Chauncy Lake–Little Chauncy Lake, 5 sights is a 10-mile out-and-back in Sudbury Reservoir Watershed near Marlborough Junction, MA. The route passes Little Chauncy Lake before reaching Chauncy Lake at the turnaround, 4.8 miles in. It climbs 281 ft. It scores 2/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi259 – 374 ft10.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.30753, -71.55539
Nearest town Marlborough Junction, MA

Directions

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Chauncy Lake–Little Chauncy Lake, 5 sights

10 mi · ▲ 281 ft · 3 hr 28 min

Elevation 259–375 ft

Out & Back · Sudbury Reservoir Watershed

Trailhead: 42.30753, -71.55539

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 50 ftSharp left onto Beals Loop, heading W.
  3. 0.2 miBear right onto Boroughs Loop Trail, heading N.
  4. 0.7 miBear right, heading NW.
  5. 0.6 miBear right, heading NW.
  6. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
  7. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  8. 0.3 miBear left onto Crane Swamp Trail, heading NW.
  9. 0.9 miSharp right onto Cedar Hill Trail, heading SW.
  10. 0.1 miTurn left onto Talbot Trail, heading N.
  11. 0.8 miContinue straight onto Little Chauncy Trail, heading NW.
  12. 0.3 miPass Little Chauncy Lake.
  13. 0.4 miSharp right, heading SE.
  14. 200 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  15. 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
  16. 0.1 miPass Chauncy Lake.
  17. 250 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  18. 0.1 miReach Chauncy Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  19. 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  20. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
  21. 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
  22. 0.4 miTurn right, heading NW.
  23. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Talbot Trail, heading NE.
  24. 0.8 miTurn right onto Cedar Hill Trail, heading SE.
  25. 0.1 miSharp left onto Crane Swamp Trail, heading NE.
  26. 0.9 miBear right, heading NE.
  27. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
  28. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  29. 0.1 miBear left, heading SE.
  30. 0.6 miBear left, heading E.
  31. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Boroughs Loop Trail, heading E.
  32. 0.5 miBear left, heading E.
  33. 50 ftContinue straight onto Beals Loop, heading SE.
  34. 0.2 miSharp right, heading SE.
  35. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

20% dirt80% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:43 AMSunset 8:04 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.0 mi in (~1 min). Leave by 7:43 PM for the 8:04 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:20 PM — 16 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint

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