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Dr. Paul Dudley White Path is a 4-mile out-and-back in Charles River Reservation near Watertown, MA. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi3 – 26 ft4.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.35989, -71.17688
Nearest town Watertown, MA

Directions

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Dr. Paul Dudley White Path

4 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 20 min

Elevation 3–26 ft

Out & Back · Charles River Reservation

Trailhead: 42.35989, -71.17688

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 6:47 PM

Transit-accessible: Arsenal St @ Beacon Pk stop 527 m from the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.5 miTurn left onto Dr. Paul Dudley White Path, heading S.
  3. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
  4. 0.5 miTurn left, heading SE.
  5. 0.9 miTurn right, heading E.
  6. 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
  7. 50 ftContinue straight onto North Beacon Street, heading E.
  8. 100 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  9. 150 ftTurn right, heading E.
  10. 150 ftTurn left onto Dr. Paul Dudley White Path, heading E.
  11. 0.9 miTurn left, heading W.
  12. 0.5 miTurn right, heading W.
  13. 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  14. 0.4 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

74% paved23% gravel3% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:31 AMSunset 6:47 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.6 mi in (~40 min). Leave by 5:48 PM for the 6:47 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:42 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Arsenal St @ Beacon Pk stop 527 m from the trailhead

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