Connector Trail & Walnut Hill Trail is a 2.8-mile out-and-back in Sudbury Reservoir Watershed near West Village, MA. It is mostly level, with 111 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi272 – 371 ft2.9 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Sawink Loop 42.30399, -71.58189
Nearest town West Village, MA
Directions
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Connector Trail & Walnut Hill Trail
2.8 mi · ▲ 111 ft · 59 min
Elevation 273–369 ft
Out & Back · Sudbury Reservoir Watershed
Trailhead: Sawink Loop · 42.30399, -71.58189
Weather Sep 20: Drizzle, high 62°F / low 49° · precip 53% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 6:49 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Sawink Loop, heading N.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Walnut Hill Trail, heading SW.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Connector Trail, heading W.
- 0.7 miTurn right onto Crane Swamp Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Cedar Hill Trail, heading W.
- 100 ftReach Connector Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 100 ftTurn left onto Crane Swamp Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Connector Trail, heading SE.
- 0.7 miContinue straight onto Walnut Hill Trail, heading E.
- 200 ftBear right onto Sawink Loop, heading E.
- 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
100% dirt
Weather
DrizzleTemperature 62°F49°
Precip53%Wind5 mphUV1Humidity93%
Rained 1.4″ 7 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
65°45°
Sunrise 6:32 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:49 PM
Mon
66°54°
52%
Tue
60°44°
Wed
62°43°
Thu
63°40°
Fri
63°46°
34%
Sat
59°50°
43%
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~8 min). Leave by 6:21 PM for the 6:49 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:11 PM — 6 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from Sawink Loop Trailhead
- Beals Loop–Boroughs Loop Trail, 4 sights 6.1 mi · ▲ 138 ft
- Bartlett Pond–Connector Trail, 4 sights 5.3 mi · ▲ 111 ft
- Sawink Loop & Walnut Hill Trail 2 mi · ▲ 226 ft
- Cole Trail–Connector Trail, 5 sights 5.2 mi · ▲ 316 ft
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