Dr. Paul Dudley White Path is an 8.3-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.
Elevation
0 mi3 – 26 ft10.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 42.35989, -71.17688
Nearest town Watertown, MA
Directions
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Dr. Paul Dudley White Path
8.3 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 2 hr 48 min
Elevation 2–27 ft
Out & Back · Charles River Reservation
Trailhead: 42.35989, -71.17688
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 6:46 PM
Transit-accessible: Arsenal St @ Beacon Pk stop 527 m from the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Dr. Paul Dudley White Path, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn 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 NE.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading NE.
- 100 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 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.8 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading W.
- 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.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 100 ftBear left, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 450 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left onto North Beacon Street, heading SW.
- 250 ftSharp right onto Dr. Paul Dudley White Path, heading SW.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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Trail surface
80% paved18% gravel2% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:32 AMSunset 6:46 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.6 mi in (~38 min). Leave by 5:47 PM for the 6:46 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:38 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Arsenal St @ Beacon Pk stop 527 m from the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
- 1.9 mi · out & back · via Dr. Paul Dudley White Path
- 1.9 mi · out & back · via Dr. Paul Dudley White Path
- 1.9 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
- 2.3 mi · out & back · via Dr. Paul Dudley White Path
- 2.4 mi · out & back · via Dr. Paul Dudley White Path
- 2.5 mi · out & back · via Dr. Paul Dudley White Path
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