Railroad ties along trail, North Sudbury MA.jpg
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Bruce Freeman Rail Trail is a 2.8-mile out-and-back in White Pond Reservation near North Sudbury, MA. It is mostly level, with 84 ft of elevation gain. It scores 11/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi125 – 200 ft3.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.40948, -71.40095
Nearest town North Sudbury, MA

Directions

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Bruce Freeman Rail Trail

2.8 mi · ▲ 84 ft · 59 min

Elevation 126–201 ft

Out & Back · White Pond Reservation

Trailhead: 42.40948, -71.40095

Weather Sep 4: Fog, high 84°F / low 65° · precip 3% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:15 AM · sunset 7:17 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 450 ftTurn right, heading N.
  3. 150 ftBear left, heading NW.
  4. 0.2 miBear right, heading N.
  5. 400 ftTurn left onto Hilltop Trail, heading E.
  6. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Bruce Freeman Rail Trail, heading N.
  7. 0.5 miBear right, heading NE.
  8. 50 ftTurn left onto Sudbury Conservation Trail, heading NE.
  9. 50 ftSharp right onto Yellow, heading NE.
  10. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Red, heading E.
  11. 0.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  12. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Yellow, heading SE.
  13. 0.2 miSharp left onto Sudbury Conservation Trail, heading NW.
  14. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  15. 50 ftBear left onto Bruce Freeman Rail Trail, heading NW.
  16. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Hilltop Trail, heading SW.
  17. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
  18. 400 ftBear left, heading SW.
  19. 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
  20. 150 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  21. 350 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

34% paved14% dirt52% unspecified

Weather

FogTemperature 84°F65°
Precip3%Wind4 mphUV6Humidity68%
Rained 0.1″ yesterday
Hourly temperature
85°65°
Sunrise 6:15 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:17 PM
Sat 72°60° 28%
Sun 72°56°
Mon 80°52°
Tue 83°59°
Wed 83°63° 33%
Thu 74°57° 33%

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