AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Charles River Reservation

Leo M. Birmingham Parkway via Dr. Paul Dudley White Path

3.9 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 19 min

Leo M. Birmingham Parkway via Dr. Paul Dudley White Path is a 3.9-mile out-and-back in Charles River Reservation near Coolidge Hill, MA. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi3 – 39 ft5.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Dr. Paul Dudley White Path 42.37212, -71.13459
Nearest town Coolidge Hill, MA
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Leo M. Birmingham Parkway via Dr. Paul Dudley White Path

3.9 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 19 min

Elevation 2–38 ft

Out & Back · Charles River Reservation

Trailhead: Dr. Paul Dudley White Path · 42.37212, -71.13459

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

Transit-accessible: Mt Auburn St @ Mt Auburn Hospital stop 310 m from the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Dr. Paul Dudley White Path, heading SE.
  2. 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
  3. 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
  4. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
  5. 50 ftSharp right, heading SW.
  6. 0.1 miBear left, heading W.
  7. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  8. 250 ftSharp right, heading W.
  9. 0.2 miBear right, heading SW.
  10. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
  11. 0.4 miBear left, heading SW.
  12. 300 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  13. 150 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  14. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  15. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  16. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  17. 100 ftTurn left, heading W.
  18. 150 ftTurn left onto North Beacon Street, heading W.
  19. 100 ftContinue straight onto Leo M. Birmingham Parkway, heading W.
  20. 0.3 miSharp left, heading W.
  21. 0.1 miReach Leo M. Birmingham Parkway, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  22. 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  23. 0.3 miContinue straight onto North Beacon Street, heading E.
  24. 100 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  25. 150 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  26. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  27. 100 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  28. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  29. 50 ftTurn right onto Dr. Paul Dudley White Path, heading NE.
  30. 150 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  31. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  32. 0.4 miBear left, heading W.
  33. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  34. 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  35. 250 ftTurn left, heading E.
  36. 0.1 miSharp left, heading NE.
  37. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
  38. 450 ftTurn right, heading E.
  39. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/leo-m-birmingham-parkway-out-back-6-km

Trail surface

89% paved4% gravel1% boardwalk6% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:41 AMSunset 8:02 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Mt Auburn St @ Mt Auburn Hospital stop 310 m from the trailhead
  • Drinking water at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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