Dr. Paul Dudley White Path is a 5.6-mile out-and-back in Charles River Reservation near Faneuil, MA. It is mostly level, with 53 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi3 – 26 ft7.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 42.35840, -71.16579
Nearest town Faneuil, MA
Directions
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Dr. Paul Dudley White Path
5.6 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 1 hr 54 min
Elevation 2–27 ft
Out & Back · Charles River Reservation
Trailhead: 42.35840, -71.16579
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 6:46 PM
Transit-accessible: Brookts St @ Gerrish St stop 409 m from the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 250 ftBear left onto Dr. Paul Dudley White Path, heading E.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto North Beacon Street, heading NW.
- 250 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 500 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Dr. Paul Dudley White Path, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading E.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading E.
- 0.7 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading NE.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 250 ftSharp right, heading N.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading SE.
- 0.6 miBear left, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 450 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear left onto North Beacon Street, heading NW.
- 250 ftSharp right onto Dr. Paul Dudley White Path, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading SE.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
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Trail surface
67% paved21% gravel8% dirt1% boardwalk3% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:32 AMSunset 6:46 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~5 min). Leave by 6:21 PM for the 6:46 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:06 PM — 8 min before dark.
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
Other ways to reach this destination
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- 1.9 mi · out & back · via Dr. Paul Dudley White Path
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- 2 mi · out & back · via Dr. Paul Dudley White Path
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- 2.4 mi · out & back · via Dr. Paul Dudley White Path
- 2.5 mi · out & back · via Dr. Paul Dudley White Path
- 2.6 mi · out & back · via Dr. Paul Dudley White Path
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