1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
2. 1.8 miBear right, heading W.
3. 1.3 miTurn right onto Crankie Caddie, heading SW.
4. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
5. 0.1 miTurn left onto Out of Bounds, heading W.
6. 0.3 miBear left onto Massachusetts Central Rail Trail, heading S.
7. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
8. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
9. 1.4 miSharp left, heading N.
10. 0.4 miTurn right, heading N.
11. 1.1 miPass Swift River Reservoir.
12. 200 ftSharp right, heading S.
13. 0.2 miReach Swift River Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
14. 0.2 miSharp left, heading N.
15. 1.2 miTurn left, heading S.
16. 0.4 miSharp right onto Central Massachusetts Branch, heading SW.
17. 1.4 miTurn left, heading NW.
18. 50 ftTurn right onto Massachusetts Central Rail Trail, heading NW.
19. 0.1 miBear right onto Out of Bounds, heading N.
20. 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
21. 0.1 miBear right onto Crankie Caddie, heading N.
22. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
23. 1.3 miBear left, heading E.
24. 1.7 miArrive 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/swift-river-reservoir-out-back-22-km-5185