Bruce Freeman Rail Trail is a 2.9-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 9/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi125 – 203 ft3.3 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 42.40948, -71.40095
Nearest town North Sudbury, MA
Directions
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Bruce Freeman Rail Trail
2.9 mi · ▲ 83 ft · 1 hr
Elevation 126–203 ft
Out & Back · Davis Farm Conservation Land
Trailhead: 42.40948, -71.40095
Weather Sep 5: Fog, high 84°F / low 65° · precip 3% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:15 AM · sunset 7:17 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 150 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading N.
- 400 ftTurn left onto Hilltop Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miContinue straight 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 NW.
- 50 ftSharp left onto Bruce Freeman Rail Trail, heading NW.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Hilltop Trail, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
- 400 ftBear left, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 300 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
34% paved14% dirt52% 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 1.4 mi in (~36 min). Leave by 6:21 PM for the 7:17 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:06 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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