Wachusett Aqueduct Linear District

Stirrup Brook Trail & Wachusett Aqueduct Trail

4.2 mi · ▲ 85 ft · 1 hr 27 min

Stirrup Brook Trail & Wachusett Aqueduct Trail is a 4.2-mile out-and-back in Wachusett Aqueduct Linear District near West Village, MA. It is mostly level, with 85 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi243 – 285 ft4.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.31805, -71.59298
Nearest town West Village, MA

Directions

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Stirrup Brook Trail & Wachusett Aqueduct Trail

4.2 mi · ▲ 85 ft · 1 hr 27 min

Elevation 242–286 ft

Out & Back · Wachusett Aqueduct Linear District

Trailhead: 42.31805, -71.59298

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 350 ftBear left onto Cedar Hill Trail, heading S.
  3. 150 ftTurn right onto Wachusett Aqueduct Trail, heading W.
  4. 0.4 miTurn right, heading N.
  5. 0.8 miSharp right, heading N.
  6. 0.3 miBear left, heading E.
  7. 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
  8. 200 ftSharp right, heading N.
  9. 450 ftSharp left onto Stirrup Brook Trail, heading E.
  10. 150 ftBear right, heading E.
  11. 0.1 miReach Wachusett Aqueduct Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 0.1 miSharp right, heading SE.
  13. 450 ftSharp left, heading SE.
  14. 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
  15. 0.3 miBear right, heading W.
  16. 0.3 miSharp left onto Wachusett Aqueduct Trail, heading S.
  17. 0.7 miTurn right, heading SE.
  18. 0.4 miTurn left onto Cedar Hill Trail, heading SE.
  19. 150 ftBear right, heading SE.
  20. 350 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

57% dirt43% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:32 AMSunset 6:49 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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