Bruce Freeman Rail Trail is a 2.8-mile out-and-back in Davis Farm Conservation Land near North Sudbury, MA. It is mostly level, with 83 ft of elevation gain. It scores 6/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Bruce Freeman Rail Trail
2.8 mi · ▲ 83 ft · 58 min
Elevation 125–201 ft
Out & Back · Davis Farm Conservation Land
Trailhead: 42.41701, -71.39075
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:16 AM · sunset 7:15 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 100 ftBear right, heading W.
- 300 ftBear right onto Bruce Freeman Rail Trail, heading NW.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Sudbury Conservation Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftSharp right onto Yellow, heading NE.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Red, heading E.
- 0.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Yellow, heading SE.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto Sudbury Conservation Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear left onto Bruce Freeman Rail Trail, heading NW.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading SW.
- 300 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.2 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 right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:55 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:15 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:44 PM.
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