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.
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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 Sep 21: sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 6:47 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 50 ftPass Sudbury Reservoir.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto Sudbury Reservoir Trail, heading SE.
- 0.7 miReach Sudbury Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading W.
- 50 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 0.1 mi in (~2 min). Leave by 6:25 PM for the 6:47 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:04 PM — 11 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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- 1.8 mi · out & back · via Sudbury Reservoir Trail
- 2 mi · out & back · via Sudbury Reservoir Trail
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- 3.7 mi · out & back · via Panther Trail
- 4.7 mi · out & back · via Red Tail Trail
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- 7 mi · out & back · via Bay Circuit Trail
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