Bruce Freeman Rail Trail is a 5.2-mile out-and-back in Davis Farm Conservation Land near Sudbury, MA. It is mostly level, with 138 ft of elevation gain. It scores 16/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi125 – 203 ft5.7 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 42.39385, -71.40602
Nearest town Sudbury, MA
Directions
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Bruce Freeman Rail Trail
5.2 mi · ▲ 138 ft · 1 hr 48 min
Elevation 126–203 ft
Out & Back · Davis Farm Conservation Land
Trailhead: 42.39385, -71.40602
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:15 AM · sunset 7:17 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Bruce Freeman Rail Trail, heading N.
- 1.3 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 300 ftTurn left onto Hilltop Trail, heading E.
- 0.1 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.
- 1.3 miTurn left, heading S.
- 450 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% paved64% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:15 AMSunset 7:17 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.5 mi in (~63 min). Leave by 5:54 PM for the 7:17 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:35 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
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- 3.5 mi · out & back · via Bruce Freeman Rail Trail
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