Charles River Bike Viewpoint & Charles River Bike Path via Dr. Paul Dudley White Path is a 3.1-mile out-and-back in Charles River Reservation near Faneuil, MA. The route reaches Charles River Bike Viewpoint. 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 mi7 – 23 ft4.0 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 42.35850, -71.16513
Nearest town Faneuil, MA
Directions
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Charles River Bike Viewpoint & Charles River Bike Path via Dr. Paul Dudley White Path
3.1 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 2 min
Elevation 6–25 ft
Out & Back · Charles River Reservation
Trailhead: 42.35850, -71.16513
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 82°F / low 62° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:41 AM · sunset 8:02 PM
Transit-accessible: Brookts St @ Gerrish St stop 387 m from the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Dr. Paul Dudley White Path, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Charles River Bike Path, heading N.
- 400 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 200 ftPass Charles River Bike Viewpoint.
- 400 ftBear right, heading N.
- 0.3 miReach Charles River Bike Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 400 ftTurn left onto Dr. Paul Dudley White Path, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
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Trail surface
96% paved2% boardwalk2% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 82°F62°
Precip0%Wind6 mphUV7Humidity86%
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 0.4 mi in (~9 min). Leave by 7:33 PM for the 8:02 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:26 PM — 8 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Brookts St @ Gerrish St stop 387 m from the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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