Sawins Pond & Dr. Paul Dudley White Path
6.8 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 2 hr 16 min
Sawins Pond & Dr. Paul Dudley White Path is a 6.8-mile out-and-back in Charles River Reservation near Cambridgeport, MA. The route reaches Sawins Pond at the turnaround, 3.4 miles in. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Sawins Pond & Dr. Paul Dudley White Path
6.8 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 2 hr 16 min
Elevation 2–19 ft
Out & Back · Charles River Reservation
Trailhead: 42.35401, -71.11269
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 85°F / low 61° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:41 AM · sunset 8:02 PM
Transit-accessible: Granite St @ Pearl St stop 219 m from the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 300 ftTurn left onto Dr. Paul Dudley White Path, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading NW.
- 1.8 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading SE.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 250 ftSharp right, heading SW.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading SW.
- 0.7 miReach Sawins Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 350 ftSharp left, heading SE.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading E.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 1.8 miSharp left, heading SE.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:41 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 8:02 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:33 PM.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Granite St @ Pearl St stop 219 m from the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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