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Cranberry Bog Conservation Area

4 ★★★★☆ 46 Google reviews · Running trail in Woburn, Massachusetts · Posted hours

Runner's snapshot

Surface
Not reported
Distance
3 mi
Shape
Not reported
Shade
Not reported
Access
Posted hours

Confirmed from Cranberry Bog Conservation Area's own listing, the park or land manager's website, and runner reviews. Blank cells mean we could not verify that fact — we would rather say "not reported" than invent one. There is no Easy / Moderate / Hard rating on this page on purpose: a one-word difficulty score tells you nothing about whether a trail suits your run. Surface, distance, shade and hours do.

3 miQuiet

What runners say about Cranberry Bog Conservation Area

Pulled from public reviews of this trail (46 of them) — the things people bring up again and again, in their own words. Nothing here is written by us.

🌾 quiet & peaceful 3 mentions

Great place to take a walk. It would be helpful if they would develop some safer places to park, and maybe place a couple more benches in shaded areas.

★★★★☆ — Chrystel , Jul 2022

Great place to hang out or chill with your friends although the trail hasn’t been maintained or changed so it is messy.

★★★★☆ — Swiftsnail , Nov 2024

Very small hidden park but a nice place to sit. A little stream runs thru the further end of the park.

★★★★★ — Matthew , Dec 2016

Excerpts from public Google reviews. Read all 46 reviews →

Trail conditions & character

What this trail is actually like underfoot and overhead, taken from its own listing and from reviews. Each one links to every other trail with the same character. Busy or quiet is reported as a plain fact, not a plus or a minus — a runner heading out alone at dawn often wants company on the path, and someone running intervals wants an empty one.

🤫 Quiet / uncrowded 3 mentions

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The practical stuff

  • AccessPosted hours — posted hours below; park gates sometimes close earlier than the listing says
  • Distance3 mi as reported — check whether that is one way or a round trip before you commit
  • ShadeNot reported. Assume some of it is exposed and carry water in summer.

Hours

Monday 6 am–7 pm
Tuesday 6 am–7 pm
Wednesday 6 am–7 pm
Thursday 6 am–7 pm
Friday 6 am–7 pm
Saturday 6 am–7 pm
Sunday 6 am–7 pm

Posted hours for the park or trailhead. Gates and parking lots often close earlier than the trail itself, and seasonal hours change — worth a check before a pre-dawn or after-dark run.

Where to find Cranberry Bog Conservation Area

Woburn, Massachusetts

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Listing verified July 2026 from public records, the trail's own website and runner reviews. Trail conditions change — paths flood, gates close at dusk, and shaded woods stay muddy for days after rain. Something out of date? Report a correction. Manage this trail? Send us the details — it is free.