Cranberry Bog Conservation Area
Peninsula Trail–Shoreline East Trail, 3 sights
2 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 40 min
Peninsula Trail–Shoreline East Trail, 3 sights is a 2-mile out-and-back in Cranberry Bog Conservation Area near South Chelmsford, MA. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain. It scores 22/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Peninsula Trail–Shoreline East Trail, 3 sights
2 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 40 min
Elevation 182–197 ft
Out & Back · Cranberry Bog Conservation Area
Trailhead: East Bog Loop · 42.55335, -71.36749
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 6:48 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on East Bog Loop, heading NE.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Pipeline Trail, heading W.
- 200 ftTurn right onto Shoreline East Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Peninsula Trail, heading NW.
- 500 ftBear left onto Shoreline West Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Peninsula Trail, heading NW.
- 0.1 miReach Shoreline East Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Shoreline West Trail, heading S.
- 0.5 miSharp left, heading SE.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Pipeline Trail, heading S.
- 200 ftTurn left onto West Bog Loop, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto East Bog Loop, heading E.
- 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 0.1 mi in (~2 min). Leave by 6:26 PM for the 6:48 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:05 PM — 11 min before dark.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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More from East Bog Loop Trailhead
- Old Morse Road & Otter Slide Trail 1.9 mi · ▲ 56 ft
- Peninsula Trail–Shoreline East Trail, 4 sights 2 mi · ▲ 0 ft
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