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Charles River Reservation

Sawins Pond & Dr. Paul Dudley White Path

4.6 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 32 min

Sawins Pond & Dr. Paul Dudley White Path is a 4.6-mile out-and-back in Charles River Reservation near Old Cambridge, MA. The route reaches Sawins Pond at the turnaround, 2.3 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.

Elevation

0 mi3 – 20 ft5.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.37181, -71.12163
Nearest town Old Cambridge, MA
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Sawins Pond & Dr. Paul Dudley White Path

4.6 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 32 min

Elevation 2–19 ft

Out & Back · Charles River Reservation

Trailhead: 42.37181, -71.12163

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

Transit-accessible: 16 Eliot St stop 25 m from the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 100 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  3. 0.1 miBear right onto John F. Kennedy Street, heading S.
  4. 50 ftTurn right onto Dr. Paul Dudley White Path, heading S.
  5. 0.8 miTurn right, heading SW.
  6. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  7. 0.1 miBear right, heading NE.
  8. 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
  9. 50 ftSharp right, heading S.
  10. 0.1 miBear left, heading SW.
  11. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  12. 250 ftSharp right, heading W.
  13. 0.2 miBear right, heading SW.
  14. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
  15. 0.4 miReach Sawins Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  16. 350 ftSharp left, heading SW.
  17. 0.4 miBear left, heading W.
  18. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  19. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
  20. 250 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  21. 0.1 miSharp left, heading NE.
  22. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
  23. 450 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  24. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  25. 0.8 miTurn left onto John F. Kennedy Street, heading SW.
  26. 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
  27. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
  28. 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/sawins-pond-dr-paul-dudley-white-path-out-back-7-km

Trail surface

88% paved11% gravel1% boardwalk

Weather

Sunrise 5:41 AMSunset 8:02 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: 16 Eliot St stop 25 m from the trailhead
  • Drinking water at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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