Railroad ties along trail, North Sudbury MA.jpg
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Bruce Freeman Rail Trail is a 2.8-mile out-and-back in Davis Farm Conservation Land near North Sudbury, MA. It is mostly level, with 83 ft of elevation gain. It scores 6/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi125 – 200 ft3.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.41701, -71.39075
Nearest town North Sudbury, MA

Directions

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Bruce Freeman Rail Trail

2.8 mi · ▲ 83 ft · 58 min

Elevation 125–201 ft

Out & Back · Davis Farm Conservation Land

Trailhead: 42.41701, -71.39075

Weather Sep 5: Drizzle, high 73°F / low 59° · precip 18% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:16 AM · sunset 7:15 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.3 miTurn right, heading NW.
  3. 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
  4. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
  5. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  6. 100 ftBear right, heading W.
  7. 300 ftBear right onto Bruce Freeman Rail Trail, heading NW.
  8. 0.5 miBear right, heading NE.
  9. 50 ftTurn left onto Sudbury Conservation Trail, heading NE.
  10. 50 ftSharp right onto Yellow, heading NE.
  11. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Red, heading E.
  12. 0.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  13. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Yellow, heading SE.
  14. 0.2 miSharp left onto Sudbury Conservation Trail, heading NW.
  15. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  16. 50 ftBear left onto Bruce Freeman Rail Trail, heading NW.
  17. 0.5 miBear left, heading SW.
  18. 300 ftBear left, heading SW.
  19. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  20. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  21. 0.2 miBear left, heading SE.
  22. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  23. 0.2 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

34% paved66% unspecified

Weather

DrizzleTemperature 73°F59°
Precip18%Wind4 mphUV5Humidity73%
Rained 0.1″ 2 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
75°55° 10 AM: 1% rain11 AM: 2% rain12 PM: 5% rain1 PM: 10% rain2 PM: 9% rain3 PM: 15% rain4 PM: 18% rain5 PM: 17% rain6 PM: 11% rain7 PM: 13% rain8 PM: 7% rain9 PM: 2% rain10 PM: 2% rain11 PM: 2% rain
Sunrise 6:16 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:15 PM
Sun 72°56°
Mon 80°52°
Tue 80°59°
Wed 70°55° 33%
Thu 73°58° 33%
Fri 70°52°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:55 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:15 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:44 PM.

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