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White Pond Reservation

Bruce Freeman Rail Trail

6.1 mi · ▲ 193 ft · 2 hr 8 min

Bruce Freeman Rail Trail is a 6.1-mile out-and-back in White Pond Reservation near Sudbury, MA. It is mostly level, with 193 ft of elevation gain. It scores 15/100 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
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Bruce Freeman Rail Trail

6.1 mi · ▲ 193 ft · 2 hr 8 min

Elevation 126–231 ft

Out & Back · White Pond Reservation

Trailhead: 42.38585, -71.41110

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:42 AM · sunset 8:03 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 450 ftBear left, heading W.
  3. 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
  4. 350 ftTurn right onto Bruce Freeman Rail Trail, heading N.
  5. 1.8 miBear left, heading NE.
  6. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
  7. 300 ftTurn left onto Hilltop Trail, heading SE.
  8. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Bruce Freeman Rail Trail, heading N.
  9. 0.5 miBear right, heading NE.
  10. 50 ftTurn left onto Sudbury Conservation Trail, heading NE.
  11. 50 ftSharp right onto Yellow, heading NE.
  12. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Red, heading E.
  13. 0.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  14. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Yellow, heading E.
  15. 0.2 miSharp left onto Sudbury Conservation Trail, heading NW.
  16. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  17. 50 ftBear left onto Bruce Freeman Rail Trail, heading NW.
  18. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Hilltop Trail, heading SW.
  19. 200 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  20. 250 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  21. 0.1 miBear right onto Bruce Freeman Rail Trail, heading S.
  22. 1.8 miTurn left, heading S.
  23. 350 ftTurn left, heading S.
  24. 150 ftBear right, heading S.
  25. 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/bruce-freeman-rail-trail-out-back-10-km-5c0e

Trail surface

31% paved69% 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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