Sudbury Path
- 1.0 mi
- round trip
- 149 ft
- climb
- Singletrack
- surface
- Out and back
- route
- Apr–Oct
- best months
Sudbury Path is a short, easy mountain biking route in Massachusetts, set within the Sudbury Aqueduct on land managed by the State Department of Conservation. The path is an out-and-back that covers about 2 miles, with a total elevation gain of 149 feet from the low point at 86 feet to the high at 148 feet. The climb is gentle, with the steepest stretch at about 0.21 miles in, where the grade reaches 9 percent. Late spring and early fall are the most comfortable times to ride. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Natick show May highs around 68°F and September highs around 73°F, with July the warmest month at about 82°F. The Sudbury Aqueduct Trail lies about a mile away, and the Red Path is roughly 1.8 miles off. Climbers can find Ship's Prow Boulder and Rainbow Rocks about 2.2 miles from the path.
Best time to go · Apr–Oct
Best time to visit Sudbury Path
Best months: April–October. Best months have typical highs of 55–85 °F, lows of 30 °F or warmer (32 °F where the station doesn't record snow), at most one snowy day and no more than 12 wet days.
Jan
35° / 17°
10 wet
Feb
38° / 18°
9 wet
Mar
46° / 25°
10 wet
Apr
58° / 35°
11 wet
May
68° / 46°
12 wet
Jun
76° / 56°
11 wet
Jul
82° / 62°
10 wet
Aug
80° / 59°
10 wet
Sep
73° / 52°
9 wet
Oct
62° / 40°
11 wet
Nov
51° / 31°
10 wet
Dec
41° / 23°
11 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Natick, MA, 4.5 mi away at 180 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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