Charles River Reservation

Dr. Paul Dudley White Path

5 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 40 min

Dr. Paul Dudley White Path is a 5-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 ft6.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.37181, -71.12163
Nearest town Old Cambridge, MA

Directions

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Dr. Paul Dudley White Path

5 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 40 min

Elevation 2–26 ft

Out & Back · Charles River Reservation

Trailhead: 42.37181, -71.12163

Weather Sep 23: sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 6:42 PM

Transit-accessible: 16 Eliot St stop 25 m from the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 100 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  3. 0.1 miBear right onto John F. Kennedy Street, heading S.
  4. 50 ftTurn right onto Dr. Paul Dudley White Path, heading S.
  5. 0.8 miTurn right, heading SW.
  6. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  7. 0.1 miBear right, heading NE.
  8. 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
  9. 50 ftSharp right, heading S.
  10. 0.1 miBear left, heading SW.
  11. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  12. 250 ftSharp right, heading W.
  13. 50 ftSharp left, heading W.
  14. 0.2 miBear right, heading SW.
  15. 0.6 miBear left, heading SE.
  16. 300 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  17. 150 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  18. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  19. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  20. 100 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  21. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  22. 150 ftTurn left onto North Beacon Street, heading SW.
  23. 100 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  24. 100 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  25. 150 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  26. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  27. 100 ftTurn right, heading W.
  28. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  29. 50 ftTurn right onto Dr. Paul Dudley White Path, heading W.
  30. 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
  31. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  32. 0.4 miBear left, heading SW.
  33. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  34. 0.2 miSharp right, heading E.
  35. 250 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  36. 0.1 miSharp left, heading NE.
  37. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
  38. 450 ftTurn right, heading E.
  39. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  40. 0.8 miTurn left onto John F. Kennedy Street, heading N.
  41. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  42. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
  43. 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

83% paved7% dirt4% gravel1% boardwalk5% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:34 AMSunset 6:42 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.5 mi in (~59 min). Leave by 5:23 PM for the 6:42 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:56 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: 16 Eliot St stop 25 m from the trailhead
  • Drinking water at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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