Wachusett Aqueduct Linear District
Stirrup Brook Trail–Talbot Trail, 3 sights
7.4 mi · ▲ 507 ft · 2 hr 43 min
Stirrup Brook Trail–Talbot Trail, 3 sights is a 7.4-mile out-and-back in Wachusett Aqueduct Linear District near Wessonville, MA. It climbs 507 ft. It scores 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Stirrup Brook Trail–Talbot Trail, 3 sights
7.4 mi · ▲ 507 ft · 2 hr 43 min
Elevation 242–435 ft
Out & Back · Wachusett Aqueduct Linear District
Trailhead: 42.30852, -71.60973
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:43 AM · sunset 8:04 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 350 ftTurn right onto Talbot Trail, heading E.
- 0.8 miTurn left onto Cedar Hill Trail, heading N.
- 0.9 miTurn left onto Wachusett Aqueduct Trail, heading NW.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.8 miSharp right, heading N.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
- 200 ftSharp right, heading N.
- 450 ftSharp left onto Stirrup Brook Trail, heading W.
- 150 ftBear right, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading NW.
- 50 ftReach Talbot Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading SE.
- 450 ftSharp left, heading SE.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading W.
- 0.3 miSharp left onto Wachusett Aqueduct Trail, heading S.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Cedar Hill Trail, heading SE.
- 0.9 miTurn right onto Talbot Trail, heading S.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 300 ftArrive 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 1.1 mi in (~34 min). Leave by 7:10 PM for the 8:04 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:49 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
Other ways to reach this destination
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- 6.6 mi · out & back · via Wachusett Aqueduct Trail
- 5.1 mi · out & back · via Wachusett Aqueduct Trail
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- Cedar Hill Trail & Talbot Trail 3.6 mi · ▲ 420 ft
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