Charles River Reservation

Dr. Paul Dudley White Path

4.6 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 32 min

Dr. Paul Dudley White Path is a 4.6-mile out-and-back in Charles River Reservation near Old Cambridge, 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 ft5.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.36991, -71.12376
Nearest town Old Cambridge, MA

Directions

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Dr. Paul Dudley White Path

4.6 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 32 min

Elevation 2–26 ft

Out & Back · Charles River Reservation

Trailhead: 42.36991, -71.12376

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:41 AM · sunset 8:02 PM

Transit-accessible: JFK St @ Eliot St stop 240 m from the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 400 ftContinue straight onto Dr. Paul Dudley White Path, heading NW.
  3. 0.7 miTurn right, heading S.
  4. 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
  5. 0.1 miBear right, heading NE.
  6. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
  7. 50 ftSharp right, heading SW.
  8. 0.1 miBear left, heading W.
  9. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  10. 250 ftSharp right, heading W.
  11. 0.2 miBear right, heading SW.
  12. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  13. 0.4 miBear left, heading SW.
  14. 300 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  15. 150 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  16. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  17. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  18. 100 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  19. 100 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  20. 150 ftTurn left onto North Beacon Street, heading W.
  21. 100 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  22. 100 ftTurn right, heading W.
  23. 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
  24. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  25. 100 ftTurn right, heading W.
  26. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  27. 50 ftTurn right onto Dr. Paul Dudley White Path, heading W.
  28. 100 ftTurn right, heading W.
  29. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  30. 0.4 miBear left, heading E.
  31. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  32. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
  33. 250 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  34. 0.1 miSharp left, heading NE.
  35. 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
  36. 450 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  37. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  38. 0.7 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

88% paved6% gravel1% boardwalk5% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:41 AMSunset 8:02 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: JFK St @ Eliot St stop 240 m from the trailhead

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