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White Pond Reservation

Bruce Freeman Rail Trail

3.9 mi · ▲ 64 ft · 1 hr 20 min

Bruce Freeman Rail Trail is a 3.9-mile out-and-back in White Pond Reservation near North Sudbury, MA. It is mostly level, with 64 ft of elevation gain. It scores 16/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi125 – 200 ft4.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Olivia's Way 42.40130, -71.40746
Nearest town North Sudbury, MA
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Bruce Freeman Rail Trail

3.9 mi · ▲ 64 ft · 1 hr 20 min

Elevation 126–201 ft

Out & Back · White Pond Reservation

Trailhead: Olivia's Way · 42.40130, -71.40746

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:15 AM · sunset 7:17 PM

  1. Start on Olivia's Way, heading W.
  2. 250 ftTurn right onto Bruce Freeman Rail Trail, heading N.
  3. 0.9 miBear left, heading N.
  4. 0.8 miBear right, heading NE.
  5. 50 ftTurn left onto Sudbury Conservation Trail, heading NE.
  6. 50 ftSharp right onto Yellow, heading NE.
  7. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Red, heading E.
  8. 0.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  9. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Yellow, heading SE.
  10. 0.2 miSharp left onto Sudbury Conservation Trail, heading NW.
  11. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  12. 50 ftBear left onto Bruce Freeman Rail Trail, heading NW.
  13. 0.7 miBear left, heading SW.
  14. 1 miTurn left onto Olivia's Way, heading S.
  15. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/white-pond-out-back-6-km-0ba9

Trail surface

57% paved2% dirt41% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:15 AMSunset 7:17 PM

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