Sunset Bay via Dr. Paul Dudley White Path is a 3.4-mile out-and-back in Charles River Reservation near Coolidge Hill, MA. The route reaches Sunset Bay at the turnaround, 1.6 miles in. It is mostly level, with 54 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi3 – 26 ft4.7 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 42.36847, -71.13094
Nearest town Coolidge Hill, MA
Directions
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Sunset Bay via Dr. Paul Dudley White Path
3.4 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 1 hr 10 min
Elevation 2–27 ft
Out & Back · Charles River Reservation
Trailhead: 42.36847, -71.13094
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 83°F / low 62° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 5:41 AM · sunset 8:02 PM
Transit-accessible: N Harvard St @ S Campus Dr stop 497 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 200 ftBear left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Dr. Paul Dudley White Path, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading SW.
- 0.6 miBear left, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
- 450 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 0.3 miReach Sunset Bay, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading S.
- 500 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading SE.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftBear 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.
Trail surface
53% paved26% dirt17% gravel4% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 83°F62°
Precip0%Wind5 mphUV7Humidity87%
Rained 1.6″ yesterday (2.2″ 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°63°
Thu
90°71°
25%
Fri
98°74°
28%
Sat
95°72°
39%
Sun
97°70°
Mon
96°77°
15%
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: N Harvard St @ S Campus Dr stop 497 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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