Dr. Paul Dudley White Path is a 7.4-mile out-and-back in Charles River Reservation near Watertown, MA. It is mostly level, with 53 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Dr. Paul Dudley White Path
7.4 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 2 hr 30 min
Elevation 2–27 ft
Out & Back · Charles River Reservation
Trailhead: Dr. Paul Dudley White Path · 42.36249, -71.18374
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 82°F / low 62° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:41 AM · sunset 8:02 PM
Transit-accessible: Watertown Yard stop 191 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Dr. Paul Dudley White Path, heading S.
- 400 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.6 miSharp left onto North Beacon Street, heading E.
- 250 ftBear right, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right, heading E.
- 500 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Dr. Paul Dudley White Path, heading NE.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading E.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading NW.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading NE.
- 0.7 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading NE.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 250 ftSharp right, heading NE.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading NW.
- 0.6 miBear left, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 450 ftBear left, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left onto North Beacon Street, heading W.
- 250 ftSharp right onto Dr. Paul Dudley White Path, heading SW.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.6 mi in (~14 min). Leave by 7:28 PM for the 8:02 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:31 PM — 3 min before dark.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Watertown Yard stop 191 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
- 2.5 mi · out & back · via Dr. Paul Dudley White Path
- 2.4 mi · out & back · via Dr. Paul Dudley White Path
- 2 mi · out & back · via Dr. Paul Dudley White Path
- 2 mi · out & back · via Dr. Paul Dudley White Path
- 2.7 mi · out & back · via Dr. Paul Dudley White Path
- 2 mi · out & back · via Dr. Paul Dudley White Path
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