Bruce Freeman Rail Trail is a 1.9-mile out-and-back in Frost Farm near North Sudbury, MA. It is mostly level, with 57 ft of elevation gain. It scores 7/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi138 – 203 ft2.2 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Hilltop Trail 42.41543, -71.40214
Nearest town North Sudbury, MA
Directions
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Bruce Freeman Rail Trail
1.9 mi · ▲ 57 ft · 40 min
Elevation 139–203 ft
Out & Back · Frost Farm
Trailhead: Hilltop Trail · 42.41543, -71.40214
Weather Sep 4: Fog, high 85°F / low 65° · precip 2% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:15 AM · sunset 7:17 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Bruce Freeman Rail Trail, heading NE.
- 0.5 miSharp right, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right onto Sudbury Conservation Trail, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 500 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 500 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading NW.
- 50 ftSharp left onto Bruce Freeman Rail Trail, heading NW.
- 0.6 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
51% paved49% unspecified
Weather
FogTemperature 85°F65°
Precip2%Wind4 mphUV6Humidity66%
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°
36%
Thu
74°57°
36%
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.9 mi in (~23 min). Leave by 6:34 PM for the 7:17 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:54 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Other ways to reach this destination
- 2.4 mi · out & back · via Bruce Freeman Rail Trail
- 2.5 mi · out & back · via Bruce Freeman Rail Trail
- 2.7 mi · out & back · via Bruce Freeman Rail Trail
- 2.8 mi · out & back · via Bruce Freeman Rail Trail
- 2.8 mi · out & back · via Bruce Freeman Rail Trail
- 3.3 mi · out & back · via Bruce Freeman Rail Trail
- 3.5 mi · out & back · via Bruce Freeman Rail Trail
- 3.9 mi · out & back · via Bruce Freeman Rail Trail
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