Bruce Freeman Rail Trail is a 5.9-mile out-and-back in Frost Farm near Sudbury, MA. It is mostly level, with 138 ft of elevation gain. It scores 14/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi125 – 203 ft6.3 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 42.38699, -71.41379
Nearest town Sudbury, MA
Directions
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Bruce Freeman Rail Trail
5.9 mi · ▲ 138 ft · 2 hr 2 min
Elevation 126–203 ft
Out & Back · Frost Farm
Trailhead: 42.38699, -71.41379
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:42 AM · sunset 8:03 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left 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.
- 500 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading NW.
- 50 ftSharp left onto Bruce Freeman Rail Trail, heading NW.
- 0.7 miBear left, heading SW.
- 1.9 miTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, 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
37% paved63% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 5:42 AMSunset 8:03 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.9 mi in (~71 min). Leave by 6:32 PM for the 8:03 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:29 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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