Bruce Freeman Rail Trail is a 4-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 15/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi125 – 203 ft4.5 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Olivia's Way 42.40130, -71.40746
Nearest town North Sudbury, MA
Directions
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Bruce Freeman Rail Trail
4 mi · ▲ 56 ft · 1 hr 22 min
Elevation 126–203 ft
Out & Back · Davis Farm Conservation Land
Trailhead: Olivia's Way · 42.40130, -71.40746
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:42 AM · sunset 8:03 PM
- Start on Olivia's Way, heading W.
- 250 ftTurn right onto Bruce Freeman Rail Trail, heading N.
- 0.9 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 300 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.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.1 miBear right onto Bruce Freeman Rail Trail, heading S.
- 0.9 miTurn left onto Olivia's Way, 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
47% paved2% dirt51% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 5:42 AMSunset 8:03 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:43 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 8:03 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:35 PM.
Other ways to reach this destination
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