Bruce Freeman Rail Trail is a 5.2-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 ft5.6 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 · ▲ 114 ft · 1 hr 47 min
Elevation 126–201 ft
Out & Back · White Pond Reservation
Trailhead: 42.39385, -71.40602
Weather Sep 4: Fog, high 84°F / low 65° · precip 3% · wind 4 mph · 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 miBear right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Sudbury Conservation Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftSharp right onto Yellow, heading NE.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Red, heading E.
- 0.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Yellow, heading SE.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto Sudbury Conservation Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear left onto Bruce Freeman Rail Trail, heading NW.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Hilltop Trail, heading SW.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.1 miBear right onto Bruce Freeman Rail Trail, heading S.
- 1.3 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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Trail surface
36% paved64% unspecified
Weather
FogTemperature 84°F65°
Precip3%Wind4 mphUV6Humidity61%
Rained 0.1″ yesterday
Hourly temperature
85°65°
Sunrise 6:15 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:17 PM
Sat
73°59°
28%
Sun
71°54°
Mon
80°54°
Tue
83°61°
Wed
83°66°
36%
Thu
74°58°
36%
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