Sunset Bay via Dr. Paul Dudley White Path is a 5.5-mile out-and-back in Charles River Reservation near Old Cambridge, MA. The route reaches Sunset Bay at the turnaround, 2.6 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 – 36 ft7.4 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 42.37181, -71.12163
Nearest town Old Cambridge, MA
Directions
AMBLEWAYwww.ambleway.com
Sunset Bay via Dr. Paul Dudley White Path
5.5 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 50 min
Elevation 2–35 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
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.1 miBear right onto John F. Kennedy Street, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Dr. Paul Dudley White Path, heading S.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading S.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 250 ftSharp right, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 100 ftBear left, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Arsenal Park, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.1 miReach Sunset Bay, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Dr. Paul Dudley White Path, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading NW.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.8 miTurn left onto John F. Kennedy Street, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 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 surface
82% paved12% gravel4% dirt1% boardwalk1% unspecified
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
Other ways to reach this destination
More from this trailhead
- Dr. Paul Dudley White Path 3.2 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Dr. Paul Dudley White Path 3.8 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Dr. Paul Dudley White Path 3.9 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Dr. Paul Dudley White Path 4.1 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Dr. Paul Dudley White Path 4.2 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Dr. Paul Dudley White Path 4.6 mi · ▲ 0 ft
Get outside more
A wild hike near Old Cambridge, emailed to you once a week.
Hikes near Old Cambridge, Massachusetts