Sawins Pond & Dr. Paul Dudley White Path is a 3.6-mile out-and-back in Charles River Reservation near Watertown, MA. The route reaches Sawins Pond at the turnaround, 1.8 miles in. It is mostly level, with 55 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi3 – 26 ft4.8 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: connector 42.36522, -71.18695
Nearest town Watertown, MA
Directions
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Sawins Pond & Dr. Paul Dudley White Path
3.6 mi · ▲ 55 ft · 1 hr 14 min
Elevation 4–27 ft
Out & Back · Charles River Reservation
Trailhead: connector · 42.36522, -71.18695
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:41 AM · sunset 8:02 PM
Transit-accessible: Watertown St @ Galen St stop 74 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 100 ftTurn left onto Charles River Bike Path, heading NE.
- 400 ftTurn left onto Dr. Paul Dudley White Path, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.6 miSharp left onto North Beacon Street, heading E.
- 300 ftBear right, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right, heading E.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Dr. Paul Dudley White Path, heading NW.
- 0.2 miReach Sawins Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 100 ftBear left, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
- 450 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left onto North Beacon Street, heading NE.
- 250 ftSharp right onto Dr. Paul Dudley White Path, heading NE.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Charles River Bike Path, heading W.
- 400 ftTurn 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.
Trail surface
92% paved4% gravel4% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 5:41 AMSunset 8:02 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.7 mi in (~18 min). Leave by 7:24 PM for the 8:02 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:35 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Watertown St @ Galen St stop 74 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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