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.
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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 Sep 22: Light drizzle, high 67°F / low 54° · precip 42% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 6:44 PM
Transit-accessible: JFK St @ Eliot St stop 240 m from the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 400 ftContinue straight onto Dr. Paul Dudley White Path, heading NW.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 250 ftSharp right, heading W.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading SW.
- 0.6 miBear left, heading SW.
- 300 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 150 ftTurn left onto North Beacon Street, heading SW.
- 100 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Dr. Paul Dudley White Path, heading W.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading NE.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.6 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.3 mi in (~56 min). Leave by 5:28 PM for the 6:44 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:54 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: JFK St @ Eliot St stop 240 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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