Cricket Pond via Bruce Freeman Rail Trail is a 4.8-mile out-and-back in Davis Farm Conservation Land near North Sudbury, MA. The route reaches Cricket Pond at the turnaround, 2.4 miles in. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain. It scores 15/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi125 – 194 ft5.2 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Bruce Freeman Rail Trail 42.41735, -71.40173
Nearest town North Sudbury, MA
Directions
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Cricket Pond via Bruce Freeman Rail Trail
4.8 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 37 min
Elevation 126–195 ft
Out & Back · Davis Farm Conservation Land
Trailhead: Bruce Freeman Rail Trail · 42.41735, -71.40173
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:42 AM · sunset 8:03 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Bruce Freeman Rail Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
- 2.3 miReach Cricket Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 2.2 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
27% paved73% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 5:42 AMSunset 8:03 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.3 mi in (~57 min). Leave by 6:46 PM for the 8:03 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:14 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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