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White Pond Reservation

Bruce Freeman Rail Trail

5.1 mi · ▲ 114 ft · 1 hr 45 min

Bruce Freeman Rail Trail is a 5.1-mile out-and-back in White Pond Reservation near Sudbury, MA. It is mostly level, with 114 ft of elevation gain. It scores 18/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi125 – 200 ft5.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.39385, -71.40602
Nearest town Sudbury, MA
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Bruce Freeman Rail Trail

5.1 mi · ▲ 114 ft · 1 hr 45 min

Elevation 126–201 ft

Out & Back · White Pond Reservation

Trailhead: 42.39385, -71.40602

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:15 AM · sunset 7:17 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.2 miTurn right onto Bruce Freeman Rail Trail, heading N.
  3. 1.3 miBear left, heading N.
  4. 0.8 miBear right, heading NE.
  5. 50 ftTurn left onto Sudbury Conservation Trail, heading NE.
  6. 50 ftSharp right onto Yellow, heading NE.
  7. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Red, heading E.
  8. 0.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  9. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Yellow, heading SE.
  10. 0.2 miSharp left onto Sudbury Conservation Trail, heading NW.
  11. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  12. 50 ftBear left onto Bruce Freeman Rail Trail, heading NW.
  13. 0.7 miBear left, heading SW.
  14. 1.4 miTurn left, heading S.
  15. 500 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/bruce-freeman-rail-trail-out-back-8-km-266c

Trail surface

43% paved57% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:15 AMSunset 7:17 PM

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