Walnut Hill Trail
2.5 mi · ▲ 234 ft · 57 min
Walnut Hill Trail is a 2.5-mile out-and-back in Sudbury Reservoir Watershed near West Village, MA. It is mostly level, with 234 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Walnut Hill Trail
2.5 mi · ▲ 234 ft · 57 min
Elevation 318–442 ft
Out & Back · Sudbury Reservoir Watershed
Trailhead: Bigelow Wildlife Refuge Viewing Platform Trail · 42.30533, -71.57837
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:43 AM · sunset 8:04 PM
- Start on Walnut Hill Trail, heading N.
- 0.9 miSharp left onto Sawink Loop, heading E.
- 0.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miSharp right onto Walnut Hill Trail, heading N.
- 0.9 miArrive 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 0.7 mi in (~21 min). Leave by 7:23 PM for the 8:04 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:36 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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More from Bigelow Wildlife Refuge Viewing Platform Trail Trailhead
- Sawink Loop & Walnut Hill Trail 3.1 mi · ▲ 370 ft
- Connector Trail & Walnut Hill Trail 4.2 mi · ▲ 287 ft
- Connector Trail–Stirrup Brook Trail, 4 sights 7.9 mi · ▲ 376 ft
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