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Sudbury Reservoir Watershed

Pine Hill–Sudbury Reservoir, 4 lakes

3.5 mi · ▲ 268 ft · 1 hr 18 min

Pine Hill–Sudbury Reservoir, 4 lakes is a 3.5-mile out-and-back in Sudbury Reservoir Watershed near Fayville, MA. The route passes Foss Reservoir and Sudbury Reservoir before reaching Pine Hill at the turnaround, 1.8 miles in. It climbs 268 ft. It scores 12/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi187 – 436 ft3.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Boroughs Loop Trail 42.30415, -71.48871
Nearest town Fayville, MA
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Pine Hill–Sudbury Reservoir, 4 lakes

3.5 mi · ▲ 268 ft · 1 hr 18 min

Elevation 188–438 ft

Out & Back · Sudbury Reservoir Watershed

Trailhead: Boroughs Loop Trail · 42.30415, -71.48871

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 6:49 PM

  1. Start on Boroughs Loop Trail, heading N.
  2. 50 ftPass Foss Reservoir.
  3. 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
  4. 0.1 miPass Sudbury Reservoir.
  5. 0.1 miBear left onto Bay Circuit Trail, heading N.
  6. 0.9 miTurn right, heading W.
  7. 0.3 miReach Pine Hill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 1.2 miBear right onto Boroughs Loop Trail, heading SE.
  9. 0.2 miBear left, heading SE.
  10. 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.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/pine-hill-out-back-6-km-db80

Trail surface

1% dirt99% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:32 AMSunset 6:49 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.2 mi in (~31 min). Leave by 5:58 PM for the 6:49 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:32 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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