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Dr. Paul Dudley White Path is a 3.5-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 ft4.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Dr. Paul Dudley White Path 42.36249, -71.18374
Nearest town Watertown, MA

Directions

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Dr. Paul Dudley White Path

3.5 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 1 hr 12 min

Elevation 4–27 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

  1. Start on Dr. Paul Dudley White Path, heading S.
  2. 400 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  3. 0.5 miTurn left, heading SE.
  4. 0.6 miSharp left onto North Beacon Street, heading E.
  5. 250 ftBear right, heading E.
  6. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  7. 500 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  8. 0.1 miBear right, heading NE.
  9. 50 ftTurn left onto Dr. Paul Dudley White Path, heading NE.
  10. 0.1 miBear right, heading E.
  11. 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  12. 0.2 miBear left, heading NE.
  13. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  14. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  15. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  16. 450 ftBear left, heading W.
  17. 50 ftBear left onto North Beacon Street, heading W.
  18. 250 ftSharp right onto Dr. Paul Dudley White Path, heading W.
  19. 0.6 miTurn left, heading SW.
  20. 0.5 miTurn right, heading W.
  21. 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

84% paved13% gravel3% 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 0.5 mi in (~13 min). Leave by 7:29 PM for the 8:02 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:30 PM — 4 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Watertown Yard stop 191 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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