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Dr. Paul Dudley White Path is a 2-mile out-and-back in Charles River Reservation near Faneuil, MA. It is mostly level, with 54 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi3 – 26 ft2.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.35830, -71.16988
Nearest town Faneuil, MA

Directions

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Dr. Paul Dudley White Path

2 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 42 min

Elevation 4–27 ft

Out & Back · Charles River Reservation

Trailhead: 42.35830, -71.16988

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:15 AM · sunset 7:14 PM

Transit-accessible: Arsenal St @ Louise St stop 650 m from the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 50 ftSharp left onto Dr. Paul Dudley White Path, heading E.
  3. 0.4 miSharp left onto North Beacon Street, heading NE.
  4. 250 ftBear right, heading NW.
  5. 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
  6. 450 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  7. 0.1 miBear right, heading E.
  8. 50 ftTurn left onto Dr. Paul Dudley White Path, heading E.
  9. 0.1 miBear right, heading E.
  10. 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  11. 0.2 miBear left, heading E.
  12. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  13. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  14. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  15. 450 ftBear left, heading SW.
  16. 50 ftBear left onto North Beacon Street, heading SW.
  17. 300 ftSharp right onto Dr. Paul Dudley White Path, heading SW.
  18. 0.4 miSharp right, heading W.
  19. 50 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

72% paved22% gravel6% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:15 AMSunset 7:14 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~8 min). Leave by 6:46 PM for the 7:14 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:37 PM — 6 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Arsenal St @ Louise St stop 650 m from the trailhead
  • Drinking water at the trailhead

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