Railroad ties along trail, North Sudbury MA.jpg
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Bruce Freeman Rail Trail is a 2.4-mile out-and-back in Davis Farm Conservation Land near North Sudbury, MA. It is mostly level, with 56 ft of elevation gain. It scores 8/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi135 – 200 ft2.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.41536, -71.39771
Nearest town North Sudbury, MA

Directions

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Bruce Freeman Rail Trail

2.4 mi · ▲ 56 ft · 50 min

Elevation 135–201 ft

Out & Back · Davis Farm Conservation Land

Trailhead: 42.41536, -71.39771

Weather Sep 5: Drizzle, high 73°F / low 60° · precip 19% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:16 AM · sunset 7:15 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 350 ftSharp right, heading W.
  3. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  4. 150 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  5. 150 ftBear left, heading N.
  6. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  7. 300 ftBear right onto Bruce Freeman Rail Trail, heading NW.
  8. 0.5 miBear right, heading NE.
  9. 50 ftTurn left onto Sudbury Conservation Trail, heading NE.
  10. 50 ftSharp right onto Yellow, heading NE.
  11. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Red, heading E.
  12. 0.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  13. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Yellow, heading E.
  14. 0.2 miSharp left onto Sudbury Conservation Trail, heading NW.
  15. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  16. 50 ftBear left onto Bruce Freeman Rail Trail, heading NW.
  17. 0.5 miBear left, heading SW.
  18. 300 ftBear left, heading SW.
  19. 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
  20. 150 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  21. 150 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  22. 0.2 miSharp left, heading SE.
  23. 250 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

40% paved60% unspecified

Weather

DrizzleTemperature 73°F60°
Precip19%Wind5 mphUV5Humidity72%
Rained 0.1″ 2 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
75°60° 9 AM: 1% rain10 AM: 1% rain11 AM: 3% rain12 PM: 5% rain1 PM: 10% rain2 PM: 12% rain3 PM: 16% rain4 PM: 18% rain5 PM: 19% rain6 PM: 12% rain7 PM: 14% rain8 PM: 8% rain9 PM: 2% rain10 PM: 2% rain11 PM: 3% rain
Sunrise 6:16 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:15 PM
Sun 73°56°
Mon 80°52°
Tue 80°59°
Wed 70°55° 33%
Thu 73°58° 33%
Fri 71°52°

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