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Watertown Branch

Trail5.7 km · 3.5 miBest Apr–Jun, Aug–Nov

Next nearby hike: Grand Junction B&A 2.6 mi · 4.2 kmExplore Massachusetts →

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Best time to hike

Best months: Apr–Jun, Aug–Nov · highs 10–26 °C (50–79 °F)

  1. J2°-6°90
  2. F4°-5°94
  3. M8°-1°115
  4. A13°4°107
  5. M19°10°99
  6. J24°15°99
  7. J27°18°96
  8. A26°18°92
  9. S22°14°92
  10. O16°8°103
  11. N10°3°120
  12. D5°-3°110

Average high °C · low °C · precipitation mm per month. Highlighted: best months.

How we pick months

Best months are those where the 1981–2010 average daily high is 10–27 °C (50–81 °F), the average overnight low is 0 °C (32 °F) or warmer, and average precipitation is 200 mm (7.9 in) or less. Values are long-term monthly averages for the ~1 km cell at the trail point on the map, from CHELSA V2.1 climatologies (Karger et al., CC0), not a forecast. Higher or more exposed parts of a route can be colder, wetter or snowier.

Trail facts

Length
5.7 km · 3.5 mi (agency length field)
Source
USGS National Digital Trails (US public domain)
Data from
MassGIS (Bureau of Geographic Information)
Nearest town
1.1 km N of Faneuil (Suffolk County, Massachusetts) · GeoNames
Best months
Apr–Jun, Aug–Nov
Country
United States of America
Region
Massachusetts
Continent
North America
Route centre
42.3652, -71.1582
How it’s scored

Hikers can rate difficulty from 1 to 10 (1 = flat, short, easy walk for anyone; 3 = gentle hills, a little effort; 5 = moderate climbs, some fitness needed; 7 = steep or long, solid fitness required; 10 = extremely strenuous or technical; long steep climbing; experienced hikers only). The community average is shown once at least 3 people have rated the trail; until then the official or computed score is used when we have one.

Nearest trails

distance from the trail centre

Grand Junction B&A

2.6 mi · 4.2 km · Massachusetts

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2.9 mi · 4.7 km · Massachusetts

Western Greenway

3.5 mi · 5.6 km · Massachusetts

Square Path Option B

3.9 mi · 6.4 km · Massachusetts

Arnold Arboretum

4.8 mi · 7.8 km · Massachusetts

Whipple Hill Locke Farm Loop

5.3 mi · 8.5 km · Massachusetts

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