Riverlands & Flow Trail #3 via Cistern Trail is a 2-mile out-and-back in Riverlands near Old Sturbridge Village, MA. The route reaches Riverlands. It is mostly level, with 84 ft of elevation gain. It scores 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi604 – 682 ft2.2 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 42.10903, -72.10732
Nearest town Old Sturbridge Village, MA
Directions
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Riverlands & Flow Trail #3 via Cistern Trail
2 mi · ▲ 84 ft · 43 min
Elevation 602–682 ft
Out & Back · Riverlands
Trailhead: 42.10903, -72.10732
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 6:51 PM
Dogs allowed on leash
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 50 ftPass Riverlands.
- 100 ftTurn left onto Cistern Trail, heading NW.
- 500 ftContinue straight onto Flow Trail #1, heading N.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Flow Trail #2, heading N.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Flow Trail #3, heading N.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.8 miReach Riverlands, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.8 miContinue straight onto Flow Trail #2, heading SW.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Flow Trail #1, heading W.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Cistern Trail, heading S.
- 500 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 100 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Weather
Sunrise 6:34 AMSunset 6:51 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.9 mi in (~22 min). Leave by 6:09 PM for the 6:51 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:29 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Dogs allowed on leash
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