Cricket Pond via Bruce Freeman Rail Trail is a 2.7-mile out-and-back near South Sudbury, MA. The route reaches Cricket Pond at the turnaround, 1.3 miles in. It is mostly level, with 54 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi135 – 190 ft2.7 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Mass Central Rail Trail 42.36326, -71.42270
Nearest town South Sudbury, MA
Directions
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Cricket Pond via Bruce Freeman Rail Trail
2.7 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 56 min
Elevation 134–190 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Mass Central Rail Trail · 42.36326, -71.42270
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:42 AM · sunset 8:03 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Mass Central Rail Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Bruce Freeman Rail Trail, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
- 1.2 miReach Cricket Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Mass Central Rail Trail, 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
100% paved
Weather
Sunrise 5:42 AMSunset 8:03 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.8 mi in (~20 min). Leave by 7:23 PM for the 8:03 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:38 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from Mass Central Rail Trail Trailhead
- Duck Pond via Mass Central Rail Trail -- Wayside 4.4 mi · ▲ 81 ft
- Duck Pond & Old Pine Trail via Mass Central Rail Trail -- Wayside 4.6 mi · ▲ 54 ft
- Mass Central Rail Trail -- Wayside (proposed) 5.4 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Cricket Pond–Bruce Freeman Rail Trail, 3 sights 9.4 mi · ▲ 215 ft
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