Sudbury Reservoir–Hager Pond, 4 sights
3.5 mi · ▲ 383 ft · 1 hr 21 min
Sudbury Reservoir–Hager Pond, 4 sights is a 3.5-mile out-and-back in Callahan State Park near Southborough, MA. The route passes Sudbury Reservoir before reaching Hager Pond at the turnaround, 1.8 miles in. It climbs 383 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade. It scores 21/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Sudbury Reservoir–Hager Pond, 4 sights
3.5 mi · ▲ 383 ft · 1 hr 21 min
Elevation 227–429 ft
Out & Back · Callahan State Park
Trailhead: 42.33378, -71.50426
Weather Sep 20: Drizzle, high 61°F / low 50° · precip 52% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 6:49 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 300 ftPass Sudbury Reservoir.
- 350 ftBear left onto Bay Circuit Trail, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Bear Paw Trail, heading SE.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Bay Circuit Trail, heading NE.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto Broadmeadow Road, heading NE.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Chipmunk, heading E.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Backpacker Trail, heading SE.
- 350 ftBear left, heading E.
- 250 ftTurn left onto Woodchuck Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 150 ftPass Hager Pond.
- 200 ftReach Sudbury Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Backpacker Trail, heading S.
- 150 ftBear left, heading S.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto Chipmunk, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left, heading S.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Bay Circuit Trail, heading W.
- 450 ftTurn right onto Bear Paw Trail, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Bay Circuit Trail, heading W.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading W.
- 250 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 0.8 mi in (~23 min). Leave by 6:06 PM for the 6:49 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:24 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
- 1.2 mi · out & back
- 1.5 mi · out & back · via Sudbury Reservoir Trail
- 1.8 mi · out & back · via Sudbury Reservoir Trail
- 2 mi · out & back · via Sudbury Reservoir Trail
- 3.7 mi · out & back · via Panther Trail
- 4.7 mi · out & back · via Red Tail Trail
- 6.9 mi · out & back · via Red Tail Trail
- 7 mi · out & back · via Bay Circuit Trail
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- Pine Hill & Sudbury Reservoir via Bay Circuit Trail 2.6 mi · ▲ 258 ft
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