Bruce Freeman Rail Trail is a 6.1-mile out-and-back in Frost Farm near Sudbury, MA. It is mostly level, with 192 ft of elevation gain. It scores 14/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi125 – 230 ft6.6 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 42.38585, -71.41110
Nearest town Sudbury, MA
Directions
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Bruce Freeman Rail Trail
6.1 mi · ▲ 192 ft · 2 hr 8 min
Elevation 126–231 ft
Out & Back · Frost Farm
Trailhead: 42.38585, -71.41110
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:42 AM · sunset 8:03 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 450 ftBear left, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 350 ftTurn right onto Bruce Freeman Rail Trail, heading N.
- 1.8 miBear left, heading NE.
- 0.8 miSharp right, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right onto Sudbury Conservation Trail, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 500 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading W.
- 50 ftSharp left onto Bruce Freeman Rail Trail, heading NW.
- 0.7 miBear left, heading SW.
- 1.9 miTurn left, heading S.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 150 ftBear right, heading S.
- 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 surface
36% paved64% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 5:42 AMSunset 8:03 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:43 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 8:03 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:35 PM.
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