Charles River Bike Viewpoint & Leo M. Birmingham Parkway via Dr. Paul Dudley White Path is a 5.1-mile out-and-back in Charles River Reservation near North Village, MA. The route reaches Charles River Bike Viewpoint. It is mostly level, with 26 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Charles River Bike Viewpoint & Leo M. Birmingham Parkway via Dr. Paul Dudley White Path
5.1 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 1 hr 43 min
Elevation 6–38 ft
Out & Back · Charles River Reservation
Trailhead: Watertown Community Path · 42.36938, -71.19472
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:41 AM · sunset 8:02 PM
Transit-accessible: Main St @ Howard St stop 145 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 100 ftBear left onto Watertown Community Path, heading S.
- 250 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 200 ftBear left onto Charles River Bike Path, heading SE.
- 0.3 miPass Charles River Bike Viewpoint.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 400 ftTurn left onto Dr. Paul Dudley White Path, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.9 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto North Beacon Street, heading NE.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Leo M. Birmingham Parkway, heading NE.
- 0.3 miSharp left, heading E.
- 0.1 miReach Charles River Bike Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto North Beacon Street, heading NE.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Dr. Paul Dudley White Path, heading NE.
- 0.9 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Charles River Bike Path, heading W.
- 400 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading W.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading NW.
- 200 ftBear right onto Watertown Community Path, heading NW.
- 250 ftBear right, heading N.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.3 mi in (~31 min). Leave by 7:11 PM for the 8:02 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:49 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Main St @ Howard St stop 145 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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