Bruce Freeman Rail Trail is a 2.7-mile out-and-back in Davis Farm Conservation Land near North Sudbury, MA. It is mostly level, with 56 ft of elevation gain. It scores 7/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi125 – 203 ft3.2 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 42.41014, -71.39856
Nearest town North Sudbury, MA
Directions
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Bruce Freeman Rail Trail
2.7 mi · ▲ 56 ft · 56 min
Elevation 125–203 ft
Out & Back · Davis Farm Conservation Land
Trailhead: 42.41014, -71.39856
Weather Sep 4: Fog, high 84°F / low 65° · precip 3% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:15 AM · sunset 7:17 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 500 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 200 ftSharp left, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 250 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 150 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading N.
- 300 ftBear right onto Bruce Freeman Rail Trail, heading N.
- 0.5 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 W.
- 50 ftSharp left onto Bruce Freeman Rail Trail, heading W.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading SW.
- 300 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 150 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading SE.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 150 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% paved4% dirt60% unspecified
Weather
FogTemperature 84°F65°
Precip3%Wind4 mphUV6Humidity68%
Rained 0.1″ yesterday
Hourly temperature
85°65°
Sunrise 6:15 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:17 PM
Sat
72°60°
28%
Sun
72°56°
Mon
80°52°
Tue
83°59°
Wed
83°63°
33%
Thu
74°57°
33%
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.3 mi in (~33 min). Leave by 6:24 PM for the 7:17 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:03 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Other ways to reach this destination
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- 2.8 mi · out & back · via Bruce Freeman Rail Trail
- 3.3 mi · out & back · via Bruce Freeman Rail Trail
- 3.5 mi · out & back · via Bruce Freeman Rail Trail
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