Bruce Freeman Rail Trail is a 2.4-mile out-and-back in Davis Farm Conservation Land near North Sudbury, MA. It is mostly level, with 59 ft of elevation gain. It scores 6/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Bruce Freeman Rail Trail
2.4 mi · ▲ 59 ft · 50 min
Elevation 135–203 ft
Out & Back · Davis Farm Conservation Land
Trailhead: 42.41536, -71.39771
Weather Sep 5: Drizzle, high 73°F / low 60° · precip 19% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:16 AM · sunset 7:15 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 350 ftSharp right, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 150 ftBear left, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right, heading N.
- 300 ftBear right onto Bruce Freeman Rail Trail, heading NW.
- 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 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading SE.
- 200 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.1 mi in (~29 min). Leave by 6:26 PM for the 7:15 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:59 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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