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Dr. Paul Dudley White Path is a 5.3-mile out-and-back in Charles River Reservation near Faneuil, MA. It is mostly level, with 54 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi3 – 26 ft6.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.35840, -71.16579
Nearest town Faneuil, MA

Directions

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Dr. Paul Dudley White Path

5.3 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 1 hr 48 min

Elevation 2–27 ft

Out & Back · Charles River Reservation

Trailhead: 42.35840, -71.16579

Weather Sep 22: Overcast, high 64°F / low 50° · precip 4% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 6:44 PM

Transit-accessible: Brookts St @ Gerrish St stop 409 m from the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
  3. 150 ftBear left onto Dr. Paul Dudley White Path, heading E.
  4. 0.2 miSharp left onto North Beacon Street, heading NW.
  5. 250 ftBear right, heading NW.
  6. 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
  7. 450 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  8. 0.1 miBear right, heading E.
  9. 50 ftTurn left onto Dr. Paul Dudley White Path, heading E.
  10. 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
  11. 0.4 miBear left, heading E.
  12. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  13. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
  14. 250 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  15. 0.1 miSharp left, heading E.
  16. 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
  17. 0.8 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  18. 0.7 miTurn right, heading E.
  19. 0.1 miBear right, heading NE.
  20. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
  21. 50 ftSharp right, heading NE.
  22. 0.1 miBear left, heading NE.
  23. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  24. 250 ftSharp right, heading N.
  25. 0.2 miBear right, heading SE.
  26. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  27. 0.4 miBear left, heading W.
  28. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
  29. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  30. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
  31. 450 ftBear left, heading SW.
  32. 50 ftBear left onto North Beacon Street, heading SW.
  33. 300 ftSharp right onto Dr. Paul Dudley White Path, heading NW.
  34. 0.2 miBear right, heading SW.
  35. 100 ftBear right, heading SW.
  36. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

86% paved11% gravel1% boardwalk2% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 64°F50°
Precip4%Wind7 mphUV6Humidity83%
Rained 0.1″ 2 days ago
Hourly temperature
65°50°
Sunrise 6:33 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:44 PM
Wed 63°49°
Thu 63°50°
Fri 57°50° 62%
Sat 54°52° 68%
Sun 57°54° 68%
Mon 65°56° 47%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~5 min). Leave by 6:19 PM for the 6:44 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:04 PM — 8 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Brookts St @ Gerrish St stop 409 m from the trailhead
  • Drinking water at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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