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Sudbury Reservoir Watershed

Sudbury Reservoir & Sudbury Reservoir Trail

1.5 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 30 min

Sudbury Reservoir & Sudbury Reservoir Trail is a 1.5-mile out-and-back in Sudbury Reservoir Watershed near Southborough, MA. The route reaches Sudbury Reservoir. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi249 – 262 ft1.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.30410, -71.53905
Nearest town Southborough, MA
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Sudbury Reservoir & Sudbury Reservoir Trail

1.5 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 30 min

Elevation 249–262 ft

Out & Back · Sudbury Reservoir Watershed

Trailhead: 42.30410, -71.53905

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:43 AM · sunset 8:04 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 50 ftPass Sudbury Reservoir.
  3. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  4. 350 ftContinue straight onto Sudbury Reservoir Trail, heading SE.
  5. 0.7 miReach Sudbury Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 0.8 miTurn right, heading W.
  7. 50 ftArrive 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/sudbury-reservoir-sudbury-reservoir-trail-out-back

Trail surface

1% dirt99% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:43 AMSunset 8:04 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.7 mi in (~18 min). Leave by 7:26 PM for the 8:04 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:37 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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