Sunset Bay via Dr. Paul Dudley White Path is a 3.2-mile out-and-back in Charles River Reservation near Watertown, MA. The route reaches Sunset Bay at the turnaround, 1.4 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.
Elevation
0 mi3 – 23 ft3.6 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Dr. Paul Dudley White Path 42.36249, -71.18374
Nearest town Watertown, MA
Directions
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Sunset Bay via Dr. Paul Dudley White Path
3.2 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 4 min
Elevation 2–25 ft
Out & Back · Charles River Reservation
Trailhead: Dr. Paul Dudley White Path · 42.36249, -71.18374
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 82°F / low 62° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:41 AM · sunset 8:02 PM
Transit-accessible: Watertown Yard stop 191 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Dr. Paul Dudley White Path, heading S.
- 400 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto North Beacon Street, heading E.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Dr. Paul Dudley White Path, heading W.
- 0.1 miReach Sunset Bay, 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 SE.
- 350 ftTurn right onto Dr. Paul Dudley White Path, heading SE.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading W.
- 150 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
82% paved18% dirt
Weather
OvercastTemperature 82°F62°
Precip0%Wind6 mphUV7Humidity85%
Rained 1.5″ yesterday (2″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
85°60°
Sunrise 5:41 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:02 PM
Wed
87°64°
Thu
90°72°
25%
Fri
98°74°
29%
Sat
94°72°
39%
Sun
97°70°
Mon
96°76°
15%
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.6 mi in (~15 min). Leave by 7:28 PM for the 8:02 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:32 PM — 2 min before dark.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Watertown Yard stop 191 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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