Off Powder Mill Road Land & White Pond via Bruce Freeman Rail Trail is a 4.2-mile out-and-back in White Pond Reservation near West Concord, MA. The route passes Off Powder Mill Road Land before reaching White Pond at the turnaround, 2.1 miles in. It is mostly level, with 86 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 14/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi118 – 180 ft4.6 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Bruce Freeman Rail Trail 42.45671, -71.39236
Nearest town West Concord, MA
Directions
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Off Powder Mill Road Land & White Pond via Bruce Freeman Rail Trail
4.2 mi · ▲ 86 ft · 1 hr 27 min
Elevation 118–180 ft
Out & Back · White Pond Reservation
Trailhead: Bruce Freeman Rail Trail · 42.45671, -71.39236
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:42 AM · sunset 8:03 PM
Transit-accessible: West Concord stop 53 m from the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Bruce Freeman Rail Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left, heading E.
- 1.3 miPass Off Powder Mill Road Land.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 150 ftSharp left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.4 miPass White Pond.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 250 ftSharp left onto Red, heading SE.
- 50 ftSharp right onto Blue, heading SE.
- 100 ftReach Off Powder Mill Road Land, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 100 ftSharp left onto Red, heading SE.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading SE.
- 250 ftTurn right onto Bruce Freeman Rail Trail, heading SE.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading N.
- 1.4 miBear right, heading N.
- 450 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
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Trail surface
87% paved1% dirt12% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 5:42 AMSunset 8:03 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.4 mi in (~11 min). Leave by 7:32 PM for the 8:03 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:29 PM — 5 min before dark.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: West Concord stop 53 m from the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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