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Davis Farm Conservation Land

Red via Bruce Freeman Rail Trail

2.8 mi · ▲ 109 ft · 59 min

Red via Bruce Freeman Rail Trail is a 2.8-mile out-and-back in Davis Farm Conservation Land near North Sudbury, MA. It is mostly level, with 109 ft of elevation gain. It scores 9/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi125 – 200 ft3.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.41014, -71.39856
Nearest town North Sudbury, MA
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Red via Bruce Freeman Rail Trail

2.8 mi · ▲ 109 ft · 59 min

Elevation 125–201 ft

Out & Back · Davis Farm Conservation Land

Trailhead: 42.41014, -71.39856

Weather Sep 4: Fog, high 84°F / low 65° · precip 3% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:15 AM · sunset 7:17 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 500 ftTurn right, heading E.
  3. 200 ftSharp left, heading NW.
  4. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  5. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  6. 250 ftBear right, heading NE.
  7. 150 ftBear left, heading NW.
  8. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  9. 300 ftBear right onto Bruce Freeman Rail Trail, heading N.
  10. 0.5 miBear right, heading NE.
  11. 50 ftTurn left onto Sudbury Conservation Trail, heading NE.
  12. 50 ftSharp right onto Yellow, heading NE.
  13. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Red, heading E.
  14. 0.2 miReach Red, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  15. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Yellow, heading S.
  16. 0.2 miSharp left onto Sudbury Conservation Trail, heading NW.
  17. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  18. 50 ftBear left onto Bruce Freeman Rail Trail, heading W.
  19. 0.5 miBear left, heading SW.
  20. 300 ftBear left, heading SW.
  21. 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
  22. 150 ftBear left, heading SW.
  23. 250 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  24. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
  25. 0.1 miSharp right, heading SE.
  26. 250 ftTurn left, heading S.
  27. 200 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/red-out-back-3-km

Trail surface

35% paved4% dirt61% unspecified

Weather

FogTemperature 84°F65°
Precip3%Wind4 mphUV6Humidity68%
Rained 0.1″ yesterday
Hourly temperature
85°65°
Sunrise 6:15 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:17 PM
Sat 72°60° 28%
Sun 72°56°
Mon 80°52°
Tue 83°59°
Wed 83°63° 33%
Thu 74°57° 33%

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