Charles River Bike Viewpoint & Sunset Bay via Dr. Paul Dudley White Path is a 4.9-mile out-and-back in Charles River Reservation near Watertown, MA. The route passes Charles River Bike Viewpoint before reaching Sunset Bay at the turnaround, 2.3 miles in. 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.
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Charles River Bike Viewpoint & Sunset Bay via Dr. Paul Dudley White Path
4.9 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 39 min
Elevation 2–45 ft
Out & Back · Charles River Reservation
Trailhead: Watertown Community Path · 42.37047, -71.19007
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:41 AM · sunset 8:02 PM
Transit-accessible: Main St @ Waverly Ave stop 143 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Watertown Community Path, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading S.
- 200 ftBear left onto Charles River Bike Path, heading SE.
- 0.2 miPass Charles River Bike Viewpoint.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 400 ftTurn left onto Dr. Paul Dudley White Path, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto North Beacon Street, heading E.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.1 miPass Sunset Bay.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Dr. Paul Dudley White Path, heading E.
- 0.1 miReach Charles River Bike Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto North Beacon Street, heading NW.
- 350 ftTurn right onto Dr. Paul Dudley White Path, heading W.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Charles River Bike Path, heading W.
- 400 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading NW.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading N.
- 200 ftBear right onto Watertown Community Path, heading NW.
- 250 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 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 1.5 mi in (~37 min). Leave by 7:05 PM for the 8:02 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:55 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Main St @ Waverly Ave stop 143 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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