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ID | Name | Description | Trails | Status | Links | Actions |
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1 | paved | |||||
2 | MCRT Weston-Waltham Phase 2, Bridge over Route 128 | This 0.5 mile project includes the rehabilitation of the railroad bridge over Route 128. As of January 2025, the timeline of this project is undetermined. The 1265 Main Street Phase 2 roadway reconfiguration project will occur first, and the timeline of this project is also undetermined. | design | |||
3 | Reformatory Branch Trail - Gravel | Very shaded in a forest with things to view and see. Sometimes very narrow but not to busy. | unimproved | |||
4 | Construction funded for 2026 | design | ||||
5 | Central Section | The Central Section of the Columbia Greenway Rail Trail is completely elevated through downtown Westfield, with five bridges (four new, one rehabilitated) and is one of the only elevated urban rail trails in the U.S. | paved | |||
6 | paved | |||||
7 | proposed | |||||
8 | paved | |||||
9 | paved | |||||
10 | paved | |||||
11 | unimproved | |||||
12 | Alewife Brook Greenway | A 1.5-mile bike path following the parkway from the Mystic River to the Minuteman Bikeway near Alewife station. | paved | |||
13 | paved | |||||
14 | stoneDust | |||||
15 | Fitchburg Cutoff Path | paved | ||||
16 | unimproved | |||||
17 | paved | |||||
18 | onRoad | |||||
19 | stoneDust | |||||
20 | stoneDust | |||||
21 | paved | |||||
22 | stoneDust | |||||
23 | proposed | |||||
24 | proposed | |||||
25 | unimproved | |||||
26 | onRoad | |||||
27 | paved | |||||
28 | paved | |||||
29 | groveland south | paved | ||||
31 | MCRT shared with Assabet River Rail Trail | The original MCRT corridor diverged here and crossed the Assabet River, but Hudson has opted to route the MCRT with the AART until Priest Street. | paved | |||
32 | paved | |||||
33 | paved | |||||
34 | proposed | |||||
35 | paved | |||||
36 | paved | |||||
37 | bradford | paved | ||||
38 | MCRT Expansion by East Quabbin Land Trust | Trail travels toward the covered bridge in Gilbertville, but is a dead end and does not connect to the following MCRT section or Old Gilbertville Road. A portion of this trail includes the Frohloff Farm. | stoneDust | |||
39 | paved | |||||
40 | paved | |||||
41 | paved | |||||
42 | proposed | |||||
43 | Mill Street | This on-road section is calm. | onRoad | |||
44 | paved | |||||
45 | stoneDust | |||||
46 | paved | |||||
47 | unimproved | |||||
48 | paved | |||||
49 | paved | |||||
50 | Weston & Wayland | This 4.4 mile section of the Mass Central Rail Trail - Wayside was completed by DCR in 2019, in partnership with Eversource's access road project. The Town of Weston contributed the Conant Road underpass. It runs from the Mass Central Railroad Bridge over the MBTA Fitchburg Line in Weston to the historic Wayland Freight House and Wayland Station. | paved | |||
51 | paved | |||||
52 | Mystic River Bridge | A proposed connection linking Everett’s Northern Strand Trail to Somerville’s Assembly Orange Line Station. Spanning the Mystic River, the bridge would provide a direct route for cyclists and pedestrians, enhancing regional connectivity. Plans include a new Assembly station entrance on the riverfront side, improving access between the bridge, the Northern Strand Trail, and the subway system. | design | |||
53 | stoneDust | |||||
54 | unimproved | |||||
55 | paved | |||||
56 | Wenham Canal Trail | unimproved | ||||
57 | Median separated, shared use path adjacent to MA-12 | paved | ||||
58 | A long, peaceful and relatively flat 11-mile round trip bike ride through the woods. Begin at Headquarters Parking Lot (P1) at 194 Cranberry Road, South Carver. From the southeast corner of the parking lot (the entrance to the parking lot), cross the gated foot bridge on your left and head up the paved road. The bike path will be on your left-hand side. Once you are on the paved bike trail, follow the signs at the intersections towards the East Entrance which is on Long Pond Road in Plymouth. You will cross a few automobile roads so cross with care. Once you reach the East Entrance, you can retrace your ride to return to the Headquarters parking lot | paved | ||||
59 | onRoad | |||||
60 | groveland north | paved | ||||
61 | unimproved | |||||
62 | Original Mass Central Railroad ROW. | stoneDust | ||||
63 | Wachusett Greenways: Barre, Oakham, and Rutland | An 8.8 mile section through Barre, Oakham, and Rutland. Highlights include the 70-foot-long Charnock Tunnel, the 98-foot long bridge over the Ware River, and the new culvert after Miles Road. The Charnock Cut, a stone cut by the Mass Central Railroad, is the highest point on the MCRT. | stoneDust | |||
64 | Original Mass Central Railroad ROW | stoneDust | ||||
65 | stoneDust | |||||
66 | Milford Upper Charles Trail | paved | ||||
67 | paved | |||||
68 | Maynard, Acton | paved | ||||
69 | paved | |||||
70 | paved | |||||
71 | stoneDust | |||||
72 | Northampton Bikeway | paved | ||||
73 | paved | |||||
74 | paved | |||||
75 | paved | |||||
76 | paved | |||||
77 | Phase 1 | paved | ||||
78 | paved | |||||
79 | paved | |||||
81 | stoneDust | |||||
82 | unimproved | |||||
84 | Somerville Community Path | paved | ||||
85 | Alewife Linear Park | Opened in 1985 as part the Red Line extension from Davis to Alewife, this section was the earliest trail in the area–before the Community Path or Minuteman. As of Fall 2024, construction plans have been released for reconstruction and widening to better match the connecting paths constructed in the past 4 decades. | paved | |||
88 | paved | |||||
89 | paved | |||||
90 | Arthur R. Swift Amherst/UMass Bike Connector | https://www.umass.edu/physicalplant/swift-arthur-r | paved | |||
91 | Hudson to Marlborough | paved | ||||
92 | Milford Upper Charles Trail | paved | ||||
93 | paved | |||||
94 | Needham/Newton Community Way | A proposed extension of the Newton Upper Falls Greenway into Needham, as part of the Bay Colony Rail Trail. | proposed | |||
95 | paved | |||||
96 | Dover Rail Trail | The Dover Rail Trail begun a new design process in 2024. | design | |||
97 | stoneDust | |||||
98 | paved | |||||
99 | Border Street to Hillside Road - Waltham | paved | ||||
100 | Though not paved and all dirt, you can ride a road bike on it no problem. 28c tires work just fine. | stoneDust | ||||
101 | paved | |||||
103 | unimproved | |||||
104 | Phase 1 - Belmont Community Path | This phase will connect to the commuter rail station, as well as the high school and middle school via a tunnel under the tracks near Alexander Ave, greatly improving pedestrian and bicycle connectivity in the area– especially for students. The Boston Metropolitan Planning Organization has allocated funding in its draft 2026 budget to fully construct Phase 1. | design | |||
105 | proposed | |||||
106 | stoneDust | |||||
107 | paved | |||||
108 | Milford Upper Charles Trail | paved | ||||
109 | paved | |||||
110 | Winthrop Extension | Completed a 10% conceptual design. (route is not finalized yet, so still marking is as proposed) | proposed | |||
111 | paved | |||||
112 | onRoad | |||||
113 | paved | |||||
114 | paved | |||||
115 | BFRT Phase 3 Sudbury | The 1.4 miles of rail corridor from the junction of the BFRT and MCRT to the Framingham city line. Purchased in 2020 and currently in design with aims of construction in 2029. | design | |||
116 | stoneDust | |||||
117 | Phase 1 | paved | ||||
119 | Beaver Street to Linden Street Bridge - Waltham | paved | ||||
120 | proposed | |||||
121 | paved | |||||
122 | stoneDust | |||||
123 | unimproved | |||||
124 | paved | |||||
125 | 2.5 mile segment. Not ready for road bikes, due to lack of drainage, with several wet sections to cross -- although gravel and mountain bikes should be okay. Marion owns this railroad right of way, and awaits Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) funding in FFY 2026 to improve and extend it | unimproved | ||||
126 | BFRT Phase 3 Framingham | design | ||||
127 | Phase 3 | This phase will connect the phase 1 sections completed in 2010, and is slated to being construction in Spring 2026 | design | |||
128 | paved | |||||
129 | unimproved | |||||
130 | Sudbury, Hudson, Stow, Marlborough | 7.6 miles. Sudbury, Hudson, Stow, and a corner of Marlborough. Eversource has completed their "Phase 1" of the project leaving a gravel sub-surface that DCR will now pave in "Phase 2" (2025). | construction | |||
131 | The Shining Sea Bikeway | paved | ||||
132 | paved | |||||
133 | paved | |||||
134 | paved | |||||
135 | onRoad | |||||
136 | paved | |||||
137 | Clinton Tunnel | The historic 1,110-foot tunnel was originally constructed to reroute the Central Mass Railroad during the creation of the Wachusett Reservoir. Currently undergoing remediation and design, the tunnel will ultimately serve as a centerpiece for the trail. | design | |||
138 | Phase 2 | design | ||||
139 | Hudson - Downtown and West Section | Hudson is prioritizing the design and construction of this section. In 2025 Hudson applied for both a Mass Trails grant and an MPO Design grant seeking to get this 3+-mile section of the trail to 25% design completion. | design | |||
140 | stoneDust | |||||
141 | paved | |||||
142 | stoneDust | |||||
143 | paved | |||||
144 | paved | |||||
145 | proposed | |||||
146 | paved | |||||
148 | From Colonel Drive, Uxbridge to the Air Line State Park Trail in Connecticut. | unimproved | ||||
149 | Newton Upper Falls Greenway | stoneDust | ||||
150 | paved | |||||
151 | paved | |||||
152 | proposed | |||||
154 | paved | |||||
155 | stoneDust | |||||
156 | Derry Windham Salem Rail Trail | paved | ||||
157 | unimproved | |||||
159 | construction | |||||
160 | paved | |||||
162 | MCRT New Braintree and Hardwick | Highlights of this section include three historic railroad bridges. Two are steel railroad bridges over the Ware river: a lattice truss bridge and a pony truss bridge. | stoneDust | |||
163 | paved | |||||
164 | paved | |||||
165 | Holliston Rail Trail | The Holliston Rail Trail is a 6.7-mile multi-use path running across Holliston, spanning between the Sherborn and Milford town lines. It supports activities such as biking, walking, jogging, wheelchair use, and cross-country skiing. The trail seamlessly connects to the paved Milford Upper Charles Trail. | stoneDust | |||
166 | paved | |||||
167 | DCR spillway before Wachusett Dam | Includes a railroad rock cut. | stoneDust | |||
168 | paved | |||||
169 | North Point Development Cambridge Crossing, North Point Park, the North Bank Bridge, and Paul Revere Park. | paved | ||||
170 | paved | |||||
171 | unimproved | |||||
172 | Northern Strand Extension | The 1.9 mile extension will enhance downtown Lynn's streets with curb-separated on-street bikeways, sidewalk improvements, and safer crossings. This extension will connect to the existing beachfront bike path at Nahant Beach. | construction | |||
173 | paved | |||||
174 | paved | |||||
175 | paved | |||||
176 | paved | |||||
177 | paved | |||||
178 | paved | |||||
179 | proposed | |||||
180 | paved | |||||
181 | paved | |||||
182 | Wachusett Greenways: Rutland | Highlight includes the Pommogussett Tunnel. | stoneDust | |||
183 | paved | |||||
184 | Milford Upper Charles Trail | paved | ||||
185 | Cochituate Road to Route 20, Wayland | Completed as stone dust by town of Wayland. DCR to pave as part of Wayland to Sudbury project. | stoneDust | |||
186 | paved | |||||
187 | paved | |||||
188 | BFRT Phase 2D | While not officially open until Spring 2025, much of this segment is complete and regularly being used by the public in Fall 2024. It covers 4.4 miles from the previous terminus in Concord to the junction with the MCRT. | construction | |||
189 | paved | |||||
191 | Phase 1 - Berlin Rail Trail | This phase is the westernmost end of the MCRT Wayside section and would extend the trail from the Hudson town line to Coburn Rd. It would be the longest section in Berlin, likely the easiest to construct, and would immediately add contiguous miles to the rapidly developing eastern section of the MCRT. | design | |||
192 | paved | |||||
193 | Track Road in Stow | stoneDust | ||||
194 | onRoad | |||||
195 | paved | |||||
196 | paved | |||||
197 | Needham Rail Trail | stoneDust | ||||
198 | paved | |||||
199 | Phase 2 - Belmont Community Path | design | ||||
200 | paved | |||||
201 | Singletrack through utility corridor. Some stream crossings have fairly precarious bridges where bikes must dismount and walk across. | stoneDust | ||||
202 | MCRT, Ware River Park in Gilbertville | A portion of this trail was first opened as the Gilbertville Fitness Trail. Owned by the Town of Hardwick. Opened with funding support from Mass Trails Program and in collaboration with the East Quabbin Land Trust. | stoneDust | |||
203 | paved | |||||
204 | paved | |||||
206 | Linden Street Bridge to Border Street - Waltham | paved | ||||
207 | paved | |||||
208 | onRoad | |||||
209 | Missing link between Peabody and Salem Riverwalks | proposed | ||||
210 | paved | |||||
211 | Cochituate Rail Trail | The Cochituate Rail Trail is a beautifully-designed and functional 4 mile shared use path, connecting Natick's vibrant downtown with the Natick Mall and Golden Triangle, crossing Routes 9 and 30 to connect to Framingham's already completed portion that ends in Saxonville Village. | paved | |||
212 | paved | |||||
213 | unimproved | |||||
214 | Somerville Community Path Extension | The Somerville Community Path extension was opened in June 2023 as part of the MBTA Green Line Extension project. It includes a 1,400 feet long, 50 feet high truss bridge over the MBTA Fitchburg Line and Green Line tracks. | paved | |||
215 | Riverside Park Connector Trail | begin at the back of the park and stretch along the rivers shoreline and through the woods for about a half mile to the Groveland (Bates) Bridge. The 10-foot wide nature trail will split into two paths at various points, he said, providing a disability-accessible asphalt surface on one stretch and a stone-dust or natural dirt surface on another. Construction on the trail is scheduled to begin next spring (2024) and it is expected to open by June 30 2024 | design | |||
216 | Lawrence Rail Trail | The Lawrence-Manchester Rail Trail project will transform a 1.4-mile stretch of abandoned railroad corridor into a 12-foot paved path connecting Merrimack Street in South Lawrence to the Methuen Rail Trail at the city line. The trail will link to the Granite State Rail Trail in New Hampshire. Plans include rehabilitating three bridges, such as Merrimack Bridge, which will feature a rest area and scenic views. The project also involves ADA-compliant upgrades, safer crossings with rapid-flashing beacons, and secondary paths to connect nearby neighborhoods and amenities. | design | |||
218 | paved | |||||
219 | paved | |||||
221 | proposed | |||||
222 | paved | |||||
223 | Medfield Rail Trail | stoneDust | ||||
224 | paved | |||||
225 | Hopkinton - Center Trail | stoneDust | ||||
226 | paved | |||||
227 | Sudbury to Wayland | design | ||||
228 | unimproved | |||||
229 | The Norwottuck Branch of the Mass Central Rail Trail | The Norwottuck Branch of the Mass Central Rail trail is a DCR State Park built in 1993. A highlight is the Norwottuck Rail Trail Bridge, a 1492 foot, eight-span steel lattice truss bridge over the Connecticut River. | paved | |||
231 | Mass Central Rail Trail - Sterling Spur | paved | ||||
232 | paved | |||||
233 | paved | |||||
234 | Gibbs Crossing, Ware | stoneDust | ||||
235 | proposed | |||||
236 | Linden Street Bridge | The bridge is not passable, and construction setup has begun (Feb 2025). There is a ramp on the west side, but it has closed recently. The steep dirt part on the east side has been fenced off as they prepare for construction. | construction | |||
237 | onRoad | |||||
238 | unimproved | |||||
239 | BFRT Phases 1, 2A, 2B, 2C | Bruce Freeman Rail Trail (BFRT). | paved | |||
240 | MCRT Waltham-Weston Phase 1, Bridge over MBTA Fitchburg Line | This 0.3 mile trail crosses over the MBTA Fitchburg Commuter Rail Line. It is fenced off during construction. | construction | |||
241 | Dorchester Greenway | The Dorchester Greenway is a community-led vision for a 0.7 mile long off-road bicycle and pedestrian path on top of the MBTA’s Red Line tunnel, between Ashmont Station and Park Street. The proposed Dorchester Greenway would extend in both directions from the existing plaza at Shawmut Gardens. | proposed | |||
242 | Neponset Trail Extension | 0.7 mile extension from Tenean Beach area to Morrissey Boulevard along I-93. Includes a 670-foot boardwalk elevated over a small section of salt marsh and tidal flats | construction | |||
243 | paved | |||||
244 | Hyde Park to Blue Hills | A proposed extension from the end of the Neponset Greenway toward the Blue Hills. | proposed | |||
245 | Charles River Connector | Connection between the Charles River and Watertown-Cambridge Greenway. A narrow quiet boardwalk and a traffic signal make this connection easy. North Beacon street has very wide buffered bike lanes too. | paved | |||
246 | Trolley Brook Trail | The Trolley Brook section of the Ashland Upper Charles Trail is constructed on an existing rail trail. The trail, roughly 1/2 mile long, runs from Memorial Drive (formerly referred to as the MBTA Access Rd.), just south of the Middle School fields, to Megunko Rd. near Stone Park in downtown Ashland. It includes some beautiful scenery: woodlands, a stream and a pond. The surface is now wheelchair accessible! | paved | |||
247 | Buttonwoods Riverside Trail | stoneDust | ||||
248 | Norton Rail Trail | A paved 5 mile path from the World War II Memorial Trail in Mansfield (1.6 miles) to the Taunton border. Has a short on road section over I-495, but it is a nice bi-direction bike lane with flex posts. | paved | |||
249 | Norton Rail Trail | A nice bidirectional bike lane with flex posts | onRoad | |||
250 | Phase 1 | design | ||||
251 | Phase 2 | proposed | ||||
252 | Cambridge - Muddy River Route | A popular route to access Comm Ave and the BU Bridge from the Muddy River. The Carlton Street footbridge provides a nice ramp over the Green Line tracks. Carlton Street itself does not have a dedicated bike lane, until north of Beacon street. There is then a nice contraflow route through the quiet Cottage Farm Historic District, which leads to the bike lanes on Comm Ave and the BU bridge. | onRoad | |||
253 | Parkway Road and Netherlands Road both have contraflow bike lanes, so you can go either way around this block. Take care when crossing Brookline Ave. | onRoad | ||||
254 | Wakefield Rail Trail | paved | ||||
255 | paved | |||||
256 | Shared use path on Green Street and new Route 117 Roadway bridge | Planning for a shared use path alongside the road when it is reconstructed, a small portion of the larger 1265 Main Street Phase 2 roadway reconfiguration project. As of January 2025, the timeline of this project is undetermined, and the following Mass Central Rail Trail Weston-Waltham Phase 2 project rehabilitating the railroad bridge over Route 128 is also undetermined. | design | |||
257 | DCR River Road | A DCR road open to pedestrians, not cars. Not the original railroad corridor. | paved | |||
258 | DCR Gravel Path | Gravel path with steep sections. Can be walked, mountain biked, or gravel biked. It is not suitable for road bikes or ADA accessible. Not the original railroad corridor. | unimproved | |||
259 | Minuteman/Linear Park Connector | paved | ||||
260 | MCRT Western Terminus | The Mass Central Rail Trail's western terminus is at Union Station in Northampton. | paved | |||
261 | The segment connects two town owned parcels – the Maffei Conservation Area and the Rauscher Farm. | design | ||||
262 | Peabody to Lynnfield Gap | proposed | ||||
263 | proposed | |||||
264 | Border to Boston I-95 Gap | proposed | ||||
265 | Mattapoisett Rail Trail, Phase 2B | paved | ||||
266 | Hurricane Barrier | paved | ||||
267 | proposed | |||||
268 | Hurricane Barrier | paved | ||||
269 | Rodney French Blvd Path | paved | ||||
270 | Phase 3 - Berlin Rail Trail | This phase will connect West Berlin to Clinton. Clinton is actively planning their section, including a 1,000-foot long tunnel, and potentially the Wachusett Reservoir dam and a new bridge as well. Given the development in Clinton and the relative ease of constructing this stretch, it might make sense to do it before taking on the more daunting Phase 2. | proposed | |||
271 | Phase 2 - Berlin Rail Trail | This section presents unique challenges, following an uncertain path and navigating the complex Five Corners intersection, where only remnants of the old railroad bridge remain. However, it also offers an exciting opportunity to connect with the Lester G. Ross Dam and the Aqueduct Trail, adding to the already impressive network of major connecting paths along the MCRT. | proposed | |||
272 | proposed | |||||
273 | Phase 5 - Ashuwillticook | proposed | ||||
274 | Town line to Protection Ave | proposed | ||||
275 | Washington Secondary Rail Trail | paved | ||||
276 | Setucket Road Path | paved | ||||
277 | Riverside Square to India Point Park | Phase 4 of East Bay Bike Path, complete in 1992 | paved | |||
278 | Franklin Street to Independence Park | Phase 3 - completed 1990 - (3.87 miles) | paved | |||
279 | Phase 3 - Middleton Rail Trail | stoneDust | ||||
280 | stoneDust | |||||
281 | Phase 2 - Middleton Rail Trail | stoneDust | ||||
282 | Phase 1 - Middleton Rail Trail | stoneDust | ||||
283 | Old Chatham Road Path | paved | ||||
284 | Rail Trail | A 0.5-mile segment running from South River Street to Ocean Street. It follows the historic railroad bed through Pratt Farm, crosses the South River via the scenic Keville Footbridge (launch location for kayaks, canoes, SUPs), and ends at Dandelion Park. The section between Dandelion Park and the Keville Bridge is ADA accessible. | paved | |||
285 | paved | |||||
286 | North Adams Downtown Connector | Brown Street to Heritage State Park. Includes rehab/reconstruction of pedestrian bridge over active CSX railroad | proposed | |||
287 | Phase 4 - Ashuwillticook | 25% design | design | |||
288 | Mohican Trail | paved | ||||
289 | Race Point Beach Spur | paved | ||||
290 | Herring Cove Beach Spur | paved | ||||
291 | Phase 2 - Westborough | proposed | ||||
292 | Phase 6 - Westborough | proposed | ||||
293 | Riverside Square to Barrington County Road | Phase 1 - completed in 1987 - (4.17 miles) | paved | |||
294 | Phase 4 | unimproved | ||||
295 | Higgins Crowell Rd Path | paved | ||||
296 | Old Bass River Rd Path | paved | ||||
297 | Barrington River and Palmer River Bridges | The bridges, which date back to the 1880s, have been closed since 2019 because they were badly deteriorated. Each new bridge will be approximately 300 feet long and 14 feet wide. They are expected to reopen in 2026 | construction | |||
298 | Phase 5 - Westborough | proposed | ||||
299 | Ten Mile River Trail | paved | ||||
300 | Nauset Bicycle Trail | paved | ||||
301 | Phase 1 - Westborough | Expected completion 2026 | proposed | |||
302 | Phase 2 - Protection Ave to Brown Street | proposed | ||||
303 | paved | |||||
304 | Bridle Path | A 2.5-mile stretch of trail from Pinehurst Road to South River Street, this wide, flat, stone-dust path is ideal for walking, running, biking, and horseback riding. It meanders through quiet woods, alongside farmland, and near Marshfield's Fairgrounds and sand & gravel pits. The trail intersects several roads with clear markings and connects to Carolina Hill Reservation. | stoneDust | |||
305 | Forest Road Path | paved | ||||
306 | Phase 4 - Westborough | proposed | ||||
307 | Bennet Pond Sput | paved | ||||
308 | Phase 3 - Westborough | proposed | ||||
309 | Loop Trail | 5.5 mile loop | paved | |||
310 | County Road to Franklin Street | Phase 2 - completed 1989 - 2.38 miles | paved | |||
311 | Lowell Connector | A 0.35 mile connector constructed by Lowell in 2024, running from the parking lot terminus of BFRT and continuing toward Target | paved | |||
312 | Northampton Rail Trail System - New Haven & Northampton Canal Greenway section | paved | ||||
313 | paved | |||||
314 | paved | |||||
315 | onRoad | |||||
316 | Roadside Path | paved | ||||
317 | stoneDust | |||||
318 | Farmington River Trail | paved | ||||
319 | paved | |||||
320 | onRoad | |||||
321 | onRoad | |||||
322 | onRoad | |||||
323 | paved | |||||
324 | stoneDust | |||||
325 | SNETT Franklin Extension | proposed | ||||
326 | unimproved | |||||
327 | The Wachusett Aqueduct | The Wachusett Aqueduct is a grass-covered surface that is open to the public. One day, it will connect the Berlin Rail Trail section of the Mass Central Rail Trail to the Boston Worcester Air Line Trail | unimproved | |||
328 | Salem Street to Lynnfield Rail Trail | This segment is proposed. | proposed | |||
329 | Phase 3 NHSG | Planned for construction in 2030, along with segments north. No path exists currently | proposed | |||
330 | Phase 2 NHSG - Seabrook | The Seabrook section of the Greenway faces significant challenges, primarily due to the trail running through land owned by NextEra Energy, which operates the Seabrook Station nuclear power plant. Additionally, the Seabrook Board of Selectmen has not yet agreed to take on responsibility for the trail’s maintenance once it’s completed. | proposed | |||
331 | Phase 1 NHSG | An 8-mile stretch of rail trail running through Portsmouth and North Hampton, utilizing abandoned Pan Am Railways corridors. The trail features a stone dust surface approximately 12 feet wide, providing a scenic route through woods, neighborhoods, and natural areas like the Great Bog. | stoneDust | |||
332 | Phase 1B NHSG | A 1.9-mile stretch running from the Hampton/North Hampton town line to Drakeside Road, located on the west side of Route 1. The project involves significant environmental considerations, including wetland management and drainage challenges. | construction | |||
333 | Phase 3 NHSG | There is a dirt path here. It'll be improved in 2030 | unimproved | |||
334 | Palmer on street alternative | From Belchertown town line to Ware town line - on street alternative | onRoad | |||
335 | Jabish Brook Trestle Bridge and Trail | This section of the Belchertown Greenway includes the timber Trestle Bridge over Jabish Brook, and is in design. | design | |||
336 | Detour | A grass path in the official Weston Trail Network through Sears Conservation Land. During construction of the Mass Central Rail Trail - Wayside, Weston-Waltham Phase 1 over the MBTA Fitchburg line, this detour may be useful to access the MCRT-Wayside in Weston from the South. Free parking is available at the Melone Homestead, at the end of a very long driveway off Crescent Street. Look for the "Land's Sake" banner by the mailbox labeled "27." Crescent Street is off Rt 20/Boston Post Road, east of Weston Center. See link below. | unimproved | |||
337 | Detour | A grass trail in the official Weston Trail Network, around the Weston Solar Landfill. Accessible from the Weston Transfer Station, after the MBTA Kendall Green station which has free parking. During construction of the Mass Central Rail Trail - Wayside, Weston-Waltham Phase 1 over the MBTA Fitchburg line, this detour may be useful to access the MCRT-Wayside in Weston from the North. | unimproved | |||
338 | Grand Junction Multi-Use Path | This project is proposed, using the state owned Grand Junction Corridor. | proposed | |||
339 | Watertown-Cambridge Greenway Access from Arsenal Street | paved | ||||
340 | Marty Sender Riverwalk section of Charles River Bike Path | stoneDust | ||||
341 | stoneDust | |||||
342 | paved | |||||
343 | Joseph Thompson Pedestrian Bridge | paved | ||||
344 | Mary T. Early Footbridge and Charles River Bike Path access | stoneDust | ||||
345 | stoneDust | |||||
346 | stoneDust | |||||
347 | stoneDust | |||||
348 | paved | |||||
349 | stoneDust | |||||
350 | paved | |||||
351 | Air Line State Park Trail | Connects to Southern New England Trunkline Trail in Massachusetts. | unimproved | |||
352 | construction | |||||
353 | Mount Feake Cemetery | The cemetery allows people to walk and bike within it, but of course do so with respect. There's a well travelled path around the locked gate on the western end. | paved | |||
354 | unimproved | |||||
355 | stoneDust | |||||
356 | River Road | This road through Robinson State park is closed to car traffic and a nice windy route with some views of the Westfield River | paved | |||
357 | paved | |||||
358 | Mostly quiet connection | onRoad | ||||
359 | Western Ave & Court Street | A separated shared-use path alongside Western Ave and Court Street from Westfield State toward downtown | paved | |||
360 | Route 30 - Weston | Currently in the 75% design phase, Weston and MassDOT are developing plans for a shared-use path alongside Route 30 in Weston. Other projects could see this path extend into Newton and Natick. | design | |||
361 | Norumbega Greenway | A three-way partnership between the DCR, the Town of Weston, and the Solomon Foundation has hired Howard Stein Hudson to design a shared-use path along Norumbega Rd from Route 30 to River Road. | proposed |
ID | Name | Description | Links | Segments | Actions |
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1 | Canalside Rail Trail | The Canalside Rail Trail is a 3.8-mile (6.1 km) trail, partially on old railroad beds, from East Deerfield to Turners Falls in Montague, Massachusetts, USA. A short portion of the trail runs along town streets, but the majority is on a paved trail from which motor vehicles are prohibited. The northern terminus is Unity Park, on Barton's Cove in Turners Falls. The southernmost portion crosses the Connecticut River on the Canalside Rail Trail Bridge and ends at McClelland Farm Road in Deerfield. The trail was completed in spring 2008. | 2 | ||
2 | Upper Charles Rail Trail | The Upper Charles Trail (UCT) is a 26-mile multi-use trail system under development, linking the towns of Sherborn, Holliston, Milford, Hopkinton, Framingham, and Ashland. Currently, 13.7 miles are completed, including prominent sections like the Milford and Holliston trails. Once finished, the UCT could connect to the Bruce Freeman Rail Trail, the Mass Central Rail Trail, and larger networks like the New England Greenway and East Coast Greenway. | 6 | ||
3 | Ashuwillticook Rail Trail | The Ashuwillticook Rail Trail is a rail trail built on a former railroad corridor that runs parallel to Route 8 through the towns of Cheshire, Lanesborough and Adams, and into the city of Pittsfield, Massachusetts. It is a multi-use trail for biking, walking, roller-blading, and jogging. | 3 | ||
4 | Nantucket Bartlett | 1 | |||
5 | Old Colony Rail Trail | 4 | |||
6 | Jay McLaren Memorial Rail Trail | 1 | |||
7 | Connecticut River Walk and Bikeway | 2 | |||
9 | Chelsea Greenway | The Chelsea Greenway is a 0.7-mile (1.1 km) rail trail parallel to a Silver Line busway that follows the former Grand Junction Branch right-of-way. Located within the Box District neighborhood, the path connects Bellingham Square station and Eastern Avenue station. The Greenway opened in 2018 along with the busway. | 1 | ||
10 | Amesbury Riverwalk Trail | This paved path allows walkers and bikers to travel between the Lower Millyard in downtown Amesbury and Carriagetown Marketplace (Stop & Shop) with only one street crossing. The rail trail is well-maintained and is popular with families, walkers and joggers. The trail parallels the Lower Powow River, which is visible through the trees at certain points. | 1 | ||
11 | Newton Upper Falls Greenway | 1 | |||
12 | Swift Way UMass Amherst | Connects the University of Massachusetts at Amherst to the Norwottuck Branch of the Mass Central Rail Trail. | 1 | ||
13 | Haggett's Pond Rail Trail | 1 | |||
14 | Nantucket South Shore | 1 | |||
15 | World War II Veterans Memorial Trail | 1 | |||
16 | Bruce Freeman Rail Trail | The Bruce Freeman Rail Trail is a rail trail through the communities of Lowell, Chelmsford, Westford, Carlisle, Acton, Concord, Sudbury (under constrction), and Framingham (planned) in Massachusetts — following the 25-mile route of the old New Haven Railroad Framingham & Lowell line. The trail has a 10-foot wide pavement with a 2-foot wide packed shoulder on each sid.The Bruce Freeman Rail Trail is open to non-motorized uses such as cycling, jogging, walking, rollerblading, and skiing. | 4 | ||
17 | Nantucket Cliff | 1 | |||
18 | Phoenix Bike Trail | 1 | |||
20 | Georgetown Rail Trail | 1 | |||
21 | Belmont Community Path | The Belmont Community Path is a planned 2-mile segment of the Massachusetts Central Rail Trail through Belmont. The path will be constructed in two phases, both of which are in the design process. Phase 1 will extend from the Fitchburg Cutoff Path to the Clark Street Pedestrian Bridge, while Phase 2 will continue from the Clark Street Pedestrian Bridge to the Waltham city line, creating a seamless linear trail and park. | 2 | ||
22 | Nashua River Rail Trail | 1 | |||
23 | Somerville Community Path | The Somerville Community Path is a paved rail trail in Somerville, Massachusetts, running 1.3 miles (2.1 km) from Massachusetts Avenue to Lowell Street via Davis Square. Opened in segments between 1985 and 2015, it follows part of the former Fitchburg Cutoff rail line. A 1.9-mile (3.1 km) extension to East Cambridge opened in June 2023 as part of the Green Line Extension project. | 2 | ||
24 | Neponset River Greenway | 4 | |||
25 | Methuen Rail Trail | 1 | |||
26 | Berlin Rail Trail | The Berlin Rail Trail is a proposed 4 mile segment of the Mass Central Rail Trail and it is expected to be complete with a stone-dust surface. The Berlin Conservation Commission has unofficially divided the trail into three possible phases, which are shown on the map. It includes the western terminus of the Wayside section of the MCRT. | 3 | ||
27 | Riverside Park Connector Trail | Planned trail along the Merrimack River between Riverside Park and the Groveland Bates Bridge. https://whav.net/2023/06/19/haverhill-to-connect-riverside-park-trail-with-groveland-fix-paths-at-winnekenni-park/ https://www.eagletribune.com/news/haverhill-to-expand-its-walking-biking-trails/article_d673f772-774d-11ee-9b8e-3ff837044165.html | 1 | ||
28 | Northern Strand Community Trail | The Northern Strand Community Trail, also known as the Bike to the Sea Trail, is a 10-mile public-use path project, including a rail trail portion, which connects the cities of Everett, Malden, Revere, Saugus, and Lynn, along the former Saugus Branch Railroad of the Boston & Maine Railroad and other shared-use roads. | 3 | ||
29 | Mass Central Rail Trail - Wayside | The MCRT Wayside Branch is a partly completed, 23-mile section of the Mass Central Rail Trail designed, built, and maintained by the DCR in partnership with local communities. In 2010, the DCR executed a lease with the MBTA for the corridor, which passes through Waltham, Weston, Wayland, Sudbury, Hudson, and Berlin, and with small pieces in Stow, Bolton and Marlborough. | 15 | ||
30 | Cochituate Rail Trail | The Cochituate Rail Trail (CRT) is a multi-use trail that will run from the Village of Saxonville in Framingham to Natick Center, a distance of 4 miles. The Framingham and Natick sections were completed in 2015 and 2022, respectively. | 1 | ||
31 | Muddy River Path | 2 | |||
32 | William Lloyd Garrison Trail | 1 | |||
33 | Nantucket Prospect | 1 | |||
34 | Nantucket Milestone | 1 | |||
35 | Mystic River | 1 | |||
36 | Lawrence Rail Trail | 1 | |||
37 | Alewife Linear Park | 1 | |||
38 | Nantucket Connector | 1 | |||
39 | North Plymouth Rail Trail | 1 | |||
40 | Bourne Rail Trail | The proposed Bourne Rail Trail/Shining Sea Bikeway Extension project will create a 6.5-mile multi-use path in Bourne connecting the Cape Cod Canal Recreation Path with the Shining Sea Bikeway. Completing the project would create approximately 24 miles of uninterrupted trail on the Upper Cape running from Sandwich to Woods Hole. The proposed Bourne Rail Trail/Shining Sea Bikeway Extension would be developed on land that is owned by the Massachusetts Department of Transportation. The land, known as the Falmouth Secondary Line, has historically been used as a railroad corridor. The Bourne Rail Trail/Shining Sea Bikeway Extension would make this publicly owned land available for use by the public and connect two existing recreation paths. | 0 | ||
41 | Nantucket Boulevard | 1 | |||
42 | Salem Rail Trail | 2 | |||
43 | Nantucket Airport | 1 | |||
44 | Needham Rail Trail | 1 | |||
45 | Shining Sea Bikeway | The Shining Sea Bikeway is a 10.7 mile (17.2 km) journey of discovery through four of Falmouth's villages, gently traversing glacier-sculpted natural wonders from Woods Hole on Vineyard Sound to North Falmouth along the shore of Buzzards Bay. Officially dedicated as a bicentennial project in 1975, and one of America's first 500 rail trails, it has grown in four phases to its current length concluding with the extension to North Falmouth in 2009. The Bikeway occupies the rail bed of the now defunct New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad Company. | 1 | ||
46 | Manhan Rail Trail | The Manhan Rail Trail is a rails-to-trails paved recreational trail and non-motorized commuter route located in the lower Connecticut River Valley of Massachusetts in the town of Easthampton. | 2 | ||
47 | Bradford Community Trail | 1 | |||
48 | Tri-Community Greenway | 7 | |||
49 | Hanover Branch Rail Trail | 1 | |||
50 | Old Eastern Marsh Trail | 3 | |||
51 | West Springfield River | 1 | |||
52 | Mattapoisett Rail Trail | 1 | |||
53 | The Norwottuck Branch of the Mass Central Rail Trail | The Norwottuck Branch of the Mass Central Rail Trail is an 11-mile (18 km) combination bicycle/pedestrian paved rail trail running from Northampton, Massachusetts, through Hadley and Amherst, to Belchertown, Massachusetts. It opened in 1992, and is now part of the longer Mass Central Rail Trail. | 1 | ||
54 | Independence Greenway | 3 | |||
55 | Nantucket Surfside | 1 | |||
56 | Derry Rail Trail | 2 | |||
58 | Columbia Greenway Rail Trail | 4 | |||
59 | Gloria Braunhardt Bike Path | 1 | |||
60 | Peabody Rail Trail | 1 | |||
61 | Nantucket Fairgrounds | 1 | |||
62 | East Boston Greenway | Currently two miles long, the greenway follows the path of a former Conrail line from the East Boston Piers through residential neighborhoods and into the Bremen Street Community Park, which opened in 2007. The Greenway Extension, which was completed in 2016, follows the Blue Line tracks northwards past Logan Airport and Wood Island Marsh before terminating at Constitution Beach. | 1 | ||
63 | Mass Central Rail Trail | The MCRT is a partly-complete 104-mile rail trail from Northampton to Boston along the former Mass Central Railroad route. Much of the trail, including the Norwottuck Branch Rail Trail and the Somerville Community Path, have been developed as separate projects but will serve as part of the complete Trail. | 70 | ||
64 | Dover Greenway | 1 | |||
65 | Watertown-Cambridge Greenway | The path is accessible from entry points in Cambridge at the Fresh Pond water treatment plant driveway, Holworthy Place, and Holworthy Ave near Mt. Auburn Street. There are also unpaved entry points from the Fresh Pond perimeter path, Huron Avenue and at the back of the Star Market parking lot. | 2 | ||
66 | Peabody-Danvers-Topsfield Rail Trail | 1 | |||
67 | Quequechan River Rail Trail | 2 | |||
68 | Mass Central Rail Trail - Sterling Spur | 1 | |||
69 | Yankee Doodle Bike Path | 1 | |||
70 | Reformatory Branch Trail | 1 | |||
71 | Nantucket Madeket | 1 | |||
72 | Nantucket Goose Pond | 1 | |||
73 | Groveland Community Trail | The new community trail opened May 25, 2023. The Groveland Community Trail is visioned as a 3.25 mile trail. | 2 | ||
74 | Nantucket Nobadeer | 2 | |||
75 | Twin Cities Rail Trail | 1 | |||
76 | Squannacook River Rail Trail | 1 | |||
77 | Meadow Trail | 2 | |||
78 | Alewife Brook Greenway | Managed by DCR. Part of the Alewife Brook Reservation urban forest. | 1 | ||
79 | Ware River Rail Trail | 3 | |||
80 | Depot Trail | 1 | |||
82 | Frost Pocket Path | 1 | |||
83 | Southern New England Trunkline Trail | 5 | |||
84 | Nantucket Eel Point | 1 | |||
85 | Narrow Gauge Rail Trail | 1 | |||
86 | Nantucket Old South | 1 | |||
87 | Nantucket Polpis | 1 | |||
88 | Southwick Rail Trail | 1 | |||
90 | Blackstone River Bikeway | 5 | |||
91 | Marblehead Rail Trail | 3 | |||
92 | Wakefield Rail Trail | The Wakefield section will extend an additional 1.6 miles from Fosters Lane to the Galvin Middle School, and also connect to the planned Lynnfield Rail Trail. | 2 | ||
93 | Clipper City Rail Trail | The Clipper City Rail Trail (3.3 miles, paved) connects the MBTA commuter rail station to the Harborwalk along the waterfront. A newer section follows the bank of the Merrimack River to Water Street and connects through the South End under High Street to Parker Street in Newbury. It showcases sculptures, a gallery of local paintings, and views over the Merrimack River estuary with great birdwatching. The Clipper City Rail Trail connects to the southern end of Salisbury's Eastern Marsh Trail via the Route 1 Gillis Bridge. | 1 | ||
94 | Southwest Corridor | The Southwest Corridor Park is a 4.1 mile, linear park stretching from the Back Bay to Forest Hills. The park links South End, Back Bay, Roxbury and Jamaica Plain with a street-level, greenway. Recreational facilities include: 11 playgrounds, 2 spray pools, 7 basketball courts, 5 tennis courts, 2 street hockey rinks, 2 amphitheaters, and 6 miles of trails. | 1 | ||
95 | Cape Cod Rail Trail | The Cape Cod Rail Trail (CCRT) is a paved bikeway that runs 25 miles from South Dennis to Wellfleet. The terrain is relatively flat with some minor grades in certain sections in the Lower / Outer Cape areas, specifically Orleans and Wellfleet. | 1 | ||
96 | Swampscott Rail Trail | The Swampscott Rail Trail will convert a former railroad bed into a two-mile linear park from Stetson Road to the Marblehead Rail Trail. This ten-foot-wide, stone-dust path will connect neighborhoods, schools, and conservation lands. Street crossings will include safety features and a bridge over Paradise Road. Native vegetation will be preserved, and access points will ensure easy entry by foot, bike, or nearby parking at the Middle School or Stanley School. | 2 | ||
97 | North Central Pathway | 3 | |||
98 | Cape Cod Canal Bikeway | The paved Cape Cod Canal Bikeway runs on both sides of the canal. There are 7 miles of path on the north side and 6.5 miles on the south side. | 2 | ||
99 | Charles River Bike Path | The path follows both shores of the Charles River from Boston, Massachusetts to Norumbega Park in Newton, passing through Watertown and Waltham. The path consists of several segments in the Charles River Reservation separated by road and bridge crossings and forms part of the planned East Coast Greenway. | 16 | ||
100 | Riverdale Parkway Bike Path | 1 | |||
101 | Assabet River Rail Trail | The Assabet River Rail Trail (ARRT) is a partially-completed multi-use rail trail running through the cities and towns of Marlborough, Hudson, Stow, Maynard, and Acton. It is a conversion of the abandoned Marlborough Branch of the Fitchburg Railroad. The right-of-way parallels the Assabet River in the trail's midsection. | 4 | ||
102 | Jamaicaway Bike Path | 1 | |||
103 | Minuteman Commuter Bikeway | 1 | |||
104 | Horn Pond Trail | 1 | |||
105 | Nantucket Cisco | 1 | |||
106 | Bay Colony Rail Trail | The Bay Colony Rail Trail (BCRT) is a proposed 7-mile multi-use trail through the towns of Needham (open), Dover (in progress) and Medfield (open). We also partner with Newton's Upper Fall Greenway trail (open). The goal of the BCRT project is to construct a multi-use trail along the unused section of railroad right-of-way owned by the MBTA. | 5 | ||
107 | Salisbury Point Ghost Trail | 2 | |||
108 | Medfield Rail Trail | 1 | |||
109 | Fenway Multiuse Path | The Fenway Multiuse Path will be an urban trail along a former CSX rail ROW that is currently owned by the MBTA and MassDOT. The trail will start at the Muddy River path in Brookline and extend to Maitland Street at Lansdowne Commuter Rail Station. | 2 | ||
110 | Southampton Greenway | 1 | |||
111 | Londonderry Rail Trail | 1 | |||
112 | Emerald Necklace Trail | 2 | |||
113 | Belchertown Greenway | 10 | |||
114 | Wachusett Greenways | Wachusett Greenways’ mission is connecting the Wachusett-area community with trails and greenways. In 1995, this all-volunteer nonprofit group and our partners began to build and maintain trails. Wachusett Greenways’ key project is the Mass Central Rail Trail (MCRT) in central Massachusetts. Members, volunteers, donors and many partners are central to our work. We have completed 19 miles of the planned 30 miles of the MCRT through the towns of Sterling, West Boylston, Holden, Rutland, Oakham and Barre. The first section of trail opened in 1997. | 16 | ||
115 | Lynnfield Rail Trail | A planned 2.8-mile-long multi-use path and boardwalk extending from Peabody to Wakefield. It will be constructed in two phases and connect to a planned trail in Wakefield. The proposed Rail Trail is a centrally located, ADA compliant recreational path that will connect many of the landmarks of Lynnfield including Reedy Meadow, the Lynnfield Middle School, the proposed library at Reedy Meadow Golf Course, Bethlehem School at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, and Lynnfield High School. | 2 | ||
116 | Border to Boston | The Border to Boston Trail is a 70-mile shared-use trail that links approximately 20 communities from the New Hampshire border to Boston for non-motorized uses including walking, bicycling, and more. It also coincides with the East Coat Greenway. | 17 | ||
117 | Marion Rail Trail | 1 | |||
118 | Middleton Rail Trail | The 4.5-mile Middleton Rail Trail features a mix of stone dust and natural surfaces, with some sections requiring short road connections. Key landmarks include Boston Brook wetlands, Emerson Pond, Ipswich River views, and historic sites like the Old Town Hall and former train stations. Public parking is available at Central Street near Howe Manning School, 210 Maple Street, Mortalo’s Canoe Landing on Maple Street, and along Maple Street and Gregory Street near East Street. Ideal for walking, biking, and enjoying local history. | 4 | ||
119 | East Bay Bike Path | 5 | |||
120 | Province Lands Bike Trail | 5 | |||
121 | Boston Worcester Airline Trail | 6 | |||
122 | South Coast Bikeway | The South Coast Bikeway will be a 50-mile continuous system of bike paths, multi-use paths and bike lanes connecting existing routes in Rhode Island to Cape Cod. | 5 | ||
123 | South River Trail | The Bridle Path and Rail Trail combine to form a 3.5-mile route along a historic railroad corridor, traversing woodlands, farmlands, and Marshfield’s South River Greenway. The Bridle Path connects neighborhoods and open spaces, while the Rail Trail offers stunning views of the South River. Together, they provide a quiet, easy trail system for walkers, bikers, and equestrians. - Parking is available at the unpaved lot beside the Bridle Path at 505 Ferry Street or in Library Plaza, with additional access points at Station Street, Pinehurst Road, Carolina Hill Reservation, Clay Pit Road, South River Street, Pratt Farm, and Ocean Street at Dandelion Park. Please note there is no parking on Station Street. | 2 | ||
124 | Northampton Rail Trail System | 4 | |||
125 | New Haven & Northampton Canal Greenway | The New Haven & Northampton Canal Greenway is 80+ miles of a multi-use greenway in Massachusetts and Connecticut. It is comprised of a section of the Northampton Rail Trail system, the Manhan Rail Trail, the Southampton Greenway, the Columbia Greenway Rail Trail and the the Southwick Rail Trail in Massachusetts, plus the Farmington Canal Heritage Trail in Connecticut. | 11 | ||
126 | Farmington Canal Heritage Trail | The Farmington Canal Heritage Trail in Connecticut is 56 miles from New Haven to Suffield, runs through eleven towns, and connects with many more biking and walking trails. | 4 | ||
127 | Farmington River Trail | The Farmington River Trail is eighteen miles in Connecticut, connecting to the Farmington Canal Heritage Trail. | 8 | ||
128 | East Quabbin Land Trust | The East Quabbin Land Trust (EQLT) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit involved in land preservation in Hardwick, Barre, Petersham, New Braintree and other nearby towns. The EQLT is active in protecting the Mass Central Rail Trail. | 5 | ||
129 | Clinton Greenway Conservation Trust | The Clinton Greenway Conservation Trust's purpose is to preserve the natural landscape, ecological diversity, and scenic beauty of the Town of Clinton by protecting open space and by conserving it for public enjoyment and appreciation of nature. The Clinton Greenway Conservation Trust is active in creating the Mass Central Rail Trail in Clinton. | 3 | ||
130 | Wachusett Aqueduct Trail | The Mass Water Resources Authority (MWRA) Wachusett Aqueduct Trail is a publicly open trail above the Wachusett aqueduct. It is passable in Berlin, Northborough, and Southborough, and one day will connect the Berlin Rail Trail / Mass Central Rail Trail to the Boston Worcester Air Line Trail. | 0 | ||
131 | New Hampshire Seacoast Greenway | The NHSH is a partly complete 14.5 mile trail stretching from Massachusetts to Maine. Once complete, it will comprise the NH section of the East Coast Greenway. The trail is being constructed in three phases, the longest of which is now complete from Portsmouth to Hampton. The other two phases are funded for construction in 2030 and 2032. | 5 | ||
132 | Grand Junction Multi-use Path | The Grand Junction Multi-use Path is a proposed off-street multi-use path running along side the existing railroad tracks in the Grand Junction corridor from Boston University Bridge to Somerville. The city's objective is to design, in as much of the corridor as possible, a 14-foot wide path with 2-foot wide buffers on both sides. The Grand Junction Multi-use Path will provide a continuous off-street path for residents, students, workers and visitors to stroll, jog, or bike. This path will connect many neighborhoods with each other, MIT, business districts, and regional resources like the Charles River. Within a half-mile of the Grand Junction corridor are 42% of Cambridge's jobs (49,000) and 31% of residents (33,000). The City's intent is to provide an important regional off-street path connection to the recently completed Somerville Community Path alongside the Green line Extension and to pathways proposed in the Allston Multimodal Project. The city also believes that the path can be constructed while maintaining the minimal rail operations today and accommodating potential future use of the corridor for passenger rail service. | 1 | ||
133 | Air Line State Park Trail | Stretching fifty miles across eastern Connecticut from Thompson to Portland, this multi-use trail draws walkers, hikers, bikers, horseback riders, roller bladers, skaters, and more from across the region. | 1 | ||
134 | Westfield River Levee Path | 3 |
ID | Headline | Date | Trails | Segments | Links | Actions |
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1 | CPX Announced | May 2014 | 1 | 1 | ||
2 | CPX Opened | July 10, 2023 | 1 | 1 | ||
3 | Conceptual Designs | October 2022 | 2 | 1 | ||
4 | Construction Funded | January 2024 | 0 | 1 | ||
5 | Framingham purchases CSX railway | January 2024 | 1 | 1 | ||
6 | 25% Design Started | May 2024 | 1 | 1 | ||
7 | Expected Opening | May 2025 | 1 | 0 | ||
8 | Duplicate event, delete | May 2022 | 0 | 1 | ||
9 | Construction Started | April 2024 | 1 | 1 | ||
10 | 75% Design Begins | March 2024 | 1 | 0 | ||
11 | Phase 1 Construction Begins | November 2022 | 1 | 1 | ||
12 | 25% Design | July 22, 2022 | 1 | 2 | ||
13 | Completed | 2010 | 1 | 0 | ||
14 | Construction Begins | 2026 | 1 | 0 | ||
15 | Completed | 2010 | 1 | 0 | ||
16 | Fitchburg Cutoff Path Opened | August 2013 | 1 | 1 | ||
17 | Phase 2 Construction Begins | February 24, 2025 | 1 | 1 | ||
18 | 25% Design Meeting | February 3, 2024 | 1 | 1 | ||
19 | 100% Design | February 2025 | 1 | 0 | ||
20 | Construction Expected to Begin | 2027 | 0 | 1 | ||
21 | Purchased by East Quabbin Land Trust | 2007 | 1 | 2 | ||
22 | Clinton Tunnel Purchased | June 3, 2024 | 1 | 1 | ||
23 | Construction Authorization | December 4, 2024 | 1 | 1 | ||
24 | Feasibility Study Grant | June 2023 | 1 | 0 | ||
25 | Feasability Study Completion | June 2025 | 1 | 0 | ||
26 | Expected completion | April 2025 | 1 | 0 | ||
27 | Conceptual Designs Released | November 14, 2022 | 1 | 1 | ||
29 | Expected start of construction for Phase 3 | 2029 | 1 | 1 | ||
30 | Ribbon Cutting | November 19, 2021 | 1 | 1 | ||
31 | Construction plans released | November 2024 | 1 | 5 | ||
32 | Introductory Public Presentation | June 7, 2022 | 1 | 2 | ||
33 | Conceptual Design Public Meeting | November 16, 2022 | 1 | 1 | ||
34 | Advanced Design Public Meeting | June 8, 2023 | 1 | 2 | ||
35 | Path opens | 1985 | 1 | 0 | ||
36 | Opened | 2024 | 1 | 0 | ||
38 | MassTrails Grant for MCRT Design | June 14, 2023 | 1 | 1 | ||
39 | Hudson Bicycle & Pedestrian Committee Report | January 23, 2023 | 2 | 1 | ||
40 | Public Information Meeting #2 | November 4, 2021 | 1 | 2 | ||
41 | 25% Design Public Hearing | March 7, 2024 | 1 | 2 | ||
42 | Phase 3 Construction Complete | 2022 | 1 | 0 | ||
43 | 25% Design Presentation | July 21, 2022 | 1 | 2 | ||
44 | MCRT Gibbs Crossing in Ware opens | September 8, 2023 | 1 | 1 | ||
45 | MCRT Gilbertville Fitness Trail opens | October 25, 2014 | 1 | 1 | ||
46 | Completed | 2014 | 1 | 1 | ||
47 | Completed | 2023 | 2 | 1 | ||
48 | Stone dust trail completed by Town of Wayland | April 2017 | 1 | 1 | ||
49 | Funding for Design + Permitting | January 10, 2025 | 5 | 1 | ||
50 | Phase 1 Complete | 2020 | 1 | 0 | ||
51 | Construction to begin on Sudbury-Weston paved connection | August 2027 | 2 | 1 | ||
52 | MCRT Ware River Park segment opens | September 26, 2023 | 1 | 1 | ||
53 | Phase 1 Construction Completed | November 1, 2024 | 1 | 0 | ||
54 | Design Grant | June 2022 | 1 | 0 | ||
55 | Funded for Preliminary Design | June 2024 | 1 | 1 | ||
56 | Expected to be Paved | June 30, 2025 | 1 | 1 | ||
57 | 25% Design of Sudbury-Wayland Submitted | May 2022 | 2 | 1 | ||
58 | Completed | October 19, 2019 | 1 | 1 | ||
59 | Phase 1 Funding | 2020 | 1 | 0 | ||
60 | MCRT Expansion Opened | September 8, 2022 | 1 | 1 | ||
61 | Phase 2 Complete | 2022 | 1 | 0 | ||
62 | Clinton Purchases Right-of-way | December 18, 2020 | 1 | 1 | ||
63 | Public Forum | May 18, 2023 | 1 | 2 | ||
64 | Information Sessions | April 15, 2017 | 2 | 0 | ||
65 | State Admits Designs Still in Progress | April 2024 | 1 | 2 | ||
66 | Town Meeting Approves Design Funding | May 15, 2017 | 2 | 0 | ||
67 | State Officials Confirm 2024 Construction | June 2023 | 1 | 1 | ||
68 | Design Expected from MassDOT | 2025 | 1 | 1 | ||
69 | Applied for Federal RAISE Grant | July 2021 | 1 | 1 | ||
70 | Town-Wide Vote Upholds Funding | June 29, 2017 | 2 | 0 | ||
71 | MassDOT Shares Early Designs | November 22, 2021 | 1 | 1 | ||
72 | RAISE Grant Declined | November 2021 | 1 | 0 | ||
73 | Construction Began | July 2024 | 1 | 1 | ||
74 | Pre-75% Design Meeting + Site Walk | June 11, 2024 | 1 | 2 | ||
75 | Feasability Study | January 1, 2002 | 2 | 0 | ||
76 | Governor Commits to Funding | October 22, 2021 | 1 | 1 | ||
77 | Construction Funding Approved for FY 2026 | May 26, 2022 | 1 | 0 | ||
78 | Expected Completion | Fall 2025 | 1 | 1 | ||
79 | Belchertown backs completion of Mass Central Rail Trail | February 2022 | 1 | 1 | ||
80 | Franklin Town Council approves funds to purchase SNETT extension | December 12, 2024 | 1 | 1 | ||
81 | Grant for Design Awarded | 2022 | 1 | 1 | ||
82 | Negotiations Ongoing | 2016 | 2 | 1 | ||
83 | Project out for Bid | January 2025 | 1 | 1 | ||
84 | Construction Planned | 2023 | 0 | 1 | ||
85 | Start of Construction | Spring 2023 | 1 | 1 | ||
86 | Trail Nearly Complete | Spring 2024 | 1 | 1 | ||
87 | Completion Expected | Fall 2025 | 1 | 1 | ||
88 | Construction Expected | May 2025 | 1 | 0 | ||
89 | Right-of-way Aquired | August 1, 2019 | 2 | 1 | ||
90 | Rail Trail Efforts Begin | 2007 | 2 | 0 | ||
91 | Ribbon Cutting Ceremony | September 4, 2024 | 1 | 1 | ||
92 | Weston Select Board signs letter in support of Mass Central Rail Trail | 2025 | 1 | 1 | ||
93 | Sudbury Town Meeting votes three times in favor of the Mass Central Rail Trail | 2014 | 1 | 3 | ||
94 | West Lake Washacum Bridge Replaced | 2022 | 1 | 1 | ||
95 | Pommogussett Tunnel Installed | August 11, 2011 | 1 | 1 | ||
96 | Eversource files permits to build gravel road | 2016 | 1 | 1 | ||
97 | Stone dust or paved in Sudbury? | May 11, 2015 | 1 | 1 | ||
98 | Massachusetts Passes Climate Law for Clean Energy Transition | November 21, 2024 | 2 | 2 | ||
99 | Weston votes against the Wayside Rail Trail | December 8, 1997 | 12 | 3 | ||
100 | DCR endorses the buried power reliability proposal | April 2017 | 1 | 2 | ||
101 | EFSB approves Sudbury-Hudson buried power reliability project | December 18, 2019 | 1 | 0 | ||
102 | Central Massachusetts Rail Trail Feasibility Study, and formation of Wayside Rail Trail Committee | April 1997 | 12 | 1 | ||
103 | Culvert after Miles Road built | May 23, 2024 | 1 | 1 | ||
104 | Weston works on Conant Road feasibility study | 2017 | 1 | 1 | ||
105 | DCR leases the Mass Central Rail Trail - Wayside | December 30, 2010 | 12 | 1 | ||
106 | Charnock Tunnel Installed | August 21, 2006 | 1 | 1 | ||
107 | Bruce Freeman advocates for the "Lowell-Sudbury Rail Trail" | June 1985 | 4 | 1 | ||
108 | Golden Spike 2002 | 2002 | 1 | 1 | ||
109 | Eversource buried power reliability project proposed | 2015 | 1 | 1 | ||
110 | Ware River Bridge Installed | March 2013 | 1 | 1 | ||
111 | Construction survives lawsuits 2017-2023 | July 2023 | 1 | 1 | ||
112 | Alewife Brook Greenway opens | October 2012 | 1 | 1 | ||
113 | BFRT Phase 2A Opens | April 3, 2018 | 1 | 0 | ||
114 | BFRT Phase 2C Opens | September 27, 2019 | 1 | 0 | ||
115 | BFRT Phase 2B Opens | May 2023 | 1 | 0 | ||
116 | BFRT Phase 1 Opens | August 29, 2009 | 1 | 0 | ||
117 | Sudbury votes to purchase CSX land | April 8, 2008 | 1 | 1 | ||
118 | Sudbury votes for design and construction of Phase 3 | March 26, 2024 | 1 | 1 | ||
119 | Sudbury votes for partial 75% design of Phase 2D | May 4, 2016 | 1 | 1 | ||
120 | 4 Positive Sudbury Town Meeting Votes | March 22, 2022 | 2 | 4 | ||
121 | Sudbury votes for two resolutions for Phase 2D | May 8, 2012 | 1 | 2 | ||
122 | Sudbury votes for design of Phase 2D | March 7, 2017 | 1 | 1 | ||
123 | Sudbury Ballot Overwhelming Yes | March 26, 2012 | 1 | 1 | ||
124 | Sudbury votes to Expedite Completion of Phase 2D | September 12, 2020 | 1 | 1 | ||
125 | Sudbury votes for preliminary design of Phase 3 | March 16, 2023 | 1 | 1 | ||
126 | Sudbury votes for design of Phase 2D, again | October 15, 2018 | 1 | 1 | ||
127 | Sudbury votes to use Community Preservation Funds for design | May 7, 2014 | 1 | 1 | ||
128 | Trail built, becomes Shining Sea Bikeway | 1975 | 1 | 1 | ||
129 | Massachusetts passes rail trail protection laws in response to controversy | September 1973 | 1 | 3 | ||
130 | Shining Sea Bikeway built to North Falmouth | 2009 | 1 | 1 | ||
131 | Falmouth wins at Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court | June 21, 1973 | 1 | 2 | ||
132 | Falmouth votes to take the railroad by Eminent Domain | April 2, 1969 | 1 | 1 | ||
133 | First proposal to abandon NH Railroad, Falmouth trail first proposed | 1965 | 1 | 1 | ||
134 | Private sale of Falmouth ROW announced | April 3, 1969 | 1 | 1 | ||
135 | Additional builds of the Shining Sea Bikeway | 1998 | 1 | 1 | ||
136 | CSX Derailment South of Route 20 in Sudbury | 2000 | 2 | 1 | ||
137 | Sudbury begins Bruce Freeman Rail Trail planning | 2004 | 1 | 1 | ||
138 | MBTA Central Mass Commuter Rail Feasibility Study | December 1996 | 12 | 1 | ||
139 | Sudbury votes for Question 3: CSX Purchase | November 3, 2020 | 1 | 1 | ||
140 | Bruce Freeman Bike Path becomes Massachusetts law | April 1989 | 4 | 1 | ||
141 | "Sudbury Citizens for Responsible Land Stewardship" forms | 2004 | 2 | 0 | ||
142 | Stow endorses power reliability project and MCRT | June 7, 2017 | 1 | 1 | ||
143 | Hudson endorses completion of the Mass Central Rail Trail | January 2025 | 3 | 1 | ||
144 | Waltham funds construction of 2.75 miles of the MCRT-Wayside | 2022 | 3 | 1 | ||
145 | ARRT in Hudson built | September 24, 2005 | 2 | 1 | ||
146 | Start of the Assabet River Rail Trail | 1992 | 4 | 1 | ||
147 | Recreational easement for ARRT Track Road established | July 27, 2009 | 1 | 1 | ||
148 | First ARRT section in Marlborough completed | May 17, 2001 | 1 | 1 | ||
149 | Acton and Maynard section opens | August 10, 2018 | 1 | 1 | ||
150 | Pave Track Road in design phase | 2021 | 1 | 2 | ||
151 | ARRT Feasibility Study and positive vote in all Five towns | 1997 | 4 | 1 |