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Dr. Paul Dudley White Path is a 6.2-mile out-and-back in Charles River Reservation near Faneuil, MA. It is mostly level, with 85 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi3 – 39 ft7.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.35824, -71.17615
Nearest town Faneuil, MA

Directions

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Dr. Paul Dudley White Path

6.2 mi · ▲ 85 ft · 2 hr 7 min

Elevation 2–41 ft

Out & Back · Charles River Reservation

Trailhead: 42.35824, -71.17615

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 82°F / low 62° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:41 AM · sunset 8:02 PM

Transit-accessible: Tremont St @ Waverly Ave stop 521 m from the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 300 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  3. 50 ftTurn right onto Dr. Paul Dudley White Path, heading E.
  4. 0.6 miSharp left onto North Beacon Street, heading E.
  5. 250 ftBear right, heading NE.
  6. 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
  7. 450 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  8. 0.1 miBear right, heading NE.
  9. 100 ftTurn left onto Dr. Paul Dudley White Path, heading NE.
  10. 0.1 miBear right, heading E.
  11. 0.4 miBear left, heading NE.
  12. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  13. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
  14. 250 ftTurn left, heading E.
  15. 0.1 miSharp left, heading SE.
  16. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
  17. 0.8 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  18. 0.7 miTurn right, heading W.
  19. 0.1 miBear right, heading E.
  20. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
  21. 50 ftSharp right, heading NE.
  22. 0.1 miBear left, heading NE.
  23. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  24. 250 ftSharp right, heading NE.
  25. 0.2 miBear right, heading N.
  26. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
  27. 0.4 miBear left, heading W.
  28. 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  29. 100 ftBear left, heading SW.
  30. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
  31. 450 ftBear left, heading SW.
  32. 50 ftBear left onto North Beacon Street, heading SW.
  33. 250 ftSharp right onto Dr. Paul Dudley White Path, heading W.
  34. 0.6 miTurn left, heading SW.
  35. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  36. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

88% paved10% gravel2% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 82°F62°
Precip0%Wind6 mphUV7Humidity85%
Rained 1.5″ yesterday (2″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
85°60°
Sunrise 5:41 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:02 PM
Wed 87°64°
Thu 90°72° 25%
Fri 98°74° 29%
Sat 94°72° 39%
Sun 97°70°
Mon 96°76° 15%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~3 min). Leave by 7:39 PM for the 8:02 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:21 PM — 13 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Tremont St @ Waverly Ave stop 521 m from the trailhead

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