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Hopbrook Marsh Conservation Land

Duck Pond–Cricket Pond, 3 lakes

13.8 mi · ▲ 168 ft · 4 hr 41 min

Duck Pond–Cricket Pond, 3 lakes is a 13.8-mile out-and-back in Hopbrook Marsh Conservation Land near North Sudbury, MA. The route passes Cricket Pond and Duck Pond. It is mostly level, with 168 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 10/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi125 – 200 ft14.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Sudbury Conservation Trail 42.42084, -71.39301
Nearest town North Sudbury, MA
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Duck Pond–Cricket Pond, 3 lakes

13.8 mi · ▲ 168 ft · 4 hr 41 min

Elevation 126–201 ft

Out & Back · Hopbrook Marsh Conservation Land

Trailhead: Sudbury Conservation Trail · 42.42084, -71.39301

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:42 AM · sunset 8:03 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 50 ftTurn left onto Sudbury Conservation Trail, heading NW.
  3. 0.3 miBear left, heading SW.
  4. 50 ftSharp left onto Bruce Freeman Rail Trail, heading SW.
  5. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Hilltop Trail, heading S.
  6. 200 ftTurn right, heading S.
  7. 300 ftTurn left, heading S.
  8. 0.1 miBear right onto Bruce Freeman Rail Trail, heading W.
  9. 2.1 miPass Cricket Pond.
  10. 1.3 miTurn left, heading S.
  11. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  12. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Mass Central Rail Trail, heading S.
  13. 50 ftTurn right onto Mass Central Rail Trail -- Wayside, heading S.
  14. 1.9 miPass Duck Pond.
  15. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
  16. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
  17. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  18. 350 ftTurn left onto Old Pine Trail, heading NW.
  19. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  20. 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
  21. 50 ftReach Duck Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  22. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  23. 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  24. 300 ftTurn right, heading W.
  25. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  26. 500 ftTurn left onto Mass Central Rail Trail -- Wayside, heading E.
  27. 2 miTurn left onto Mass Central Rail Trail, heading SE.
  28. 50 ftContinue straight onto Bruce Freeman Rail Trail, heading SE.
  29. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
  30. 3.4 miBear left, heading N.
  31. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  32. 250 ftTurn left onto Hilltop Trail, heading N.
  33. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Bruce Freeman Rail Trail, heading N.
  34. 0.5 miSharp right, heading NE.
  35. 50 ftBear right onto Sudbury Conservation Trail, heading NE.
  36. 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
  37. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/white-pond-duck-pond-out-back-4-lakes-26-km-4bd1

Trail surface

63% paved2% dirt35% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:42 AMSunset 8:03 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.0 mi in (~75 min). Leave by 6:29 PM for the 8:03 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:32 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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