Bruce Freeman Rail Trail is a 3.9-mile out-and-back in White Pond Reservation near North Sudbury, MA. It is mostly level, with 64 ft of elevation gain. It scores 16/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi125 – 200 ft4.3 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Olivia's Way 42.40130, -71.40746
Nearest town North Sudbury, MA
Directions
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Bruce Freeman Rail Trail
3.9 mi · ▲ 64 ft · 1 hr 20 min
Elevation 126–201 ft
Out & Back · White Pond Reservation
Trailhead: Olivia's Way · 42.40130, -71.40746
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:42 AM · sunset 8:03 PM
- Start on Olivia's Way, heading W.
- 250 ftTurn right onto Bruce Freeman Rail Trail, heading N.
- 0.9 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.8 miBear right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Sudbury Conservation Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftSharp right onto Yellow, heading NE.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Red, heading E.
- 0.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Yellow, heading SE.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto Sudbury Conservation Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear left onto Bruce Freeman Rail Trail, heading NW.
- 0.7 miBear left, heading SW.
- 1 miTurn left onto Olivia's Way, heading S.
- 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
57% paved2% dirt41% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 5:42 AMSunset 8:03 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:43 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 8:03 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:35 PM.
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