Rail Trails of Massachusetts
Alewife Linear Park/Somerville Community Path
Length: 2 miles
Surface: Asphalt
Trail end points: Alewife T-station (Cambridge) to Cedar Street (Somerville)
Amesbury Riverwalk
Length: 1.3 miles
Surface: Asphalt
Trail end points: Water Street to Carriagetown Marketplace off Rocky Hill Road (Amesbury)
Ashuwillticook Rail Trail
Length: 11.2 miles
Surface: Asphalt
Trail end points: Berkshire Mall Road (Lanesborough) to Visitor’s Center at Hoosac St. (Adams)
Assabet River Rail-Trail
Length: 5.6 miles
Surface: Asphalt
Trail end points: Lincoln St. at Highland St. (Marlborough) to Wilkins St. (Hudson) to Sudbury Rd. to SR 62 (Maynard)
Barker Road Trail
Length: 0.9 miles
Surface: Dirt, Grass
Trail end points: Barker Road, Boxford to Bradford Street and Barker Road, North Andover
Bedford Narrow Gauge Rail-Trail
Length: 3.1 miles
Surface: Asphalt, Crushed Stone, Dirt
Trail end points: Depot Park at Loomis Street to Springs Road (Bedford)
Blackstone River and Canal Heritage State Park Trail
Length: 3.5 miles
Surface: Dirt
Trail end points: Depot Park at Loomis Street to Springs Road (Bedford)
Blackstone River Greenway (MA)
Length: 2.5 miles
Surface: Asphalt
Trail end points: Blackstone River Rd. (Worcester) to Main St./SR 122A nr. SR 146 (Millbury)
Boxford Rail Trail
Length: 2.1 miles
Surface: Dirt, Grass
Trail end points: Nelson St. (Georgetown) to Ipswich Rd. and Pond St. (Boxford)
Bradford Rail Trail
Length: 1.3 miles
Surface:
Trail end points: Middlesex St. behind Roma Restaurant to S. Elm St., Bradford
Bridge of Flowers
Length: 0.08 miles
Surface: Gravel
Trail end points: Water Street (Shelburne Falls) to State Street (Buckland)
Bridge Street Bike Trail
Length: 1 miles
Surface: Asphalt
Trail end points: March Street, Salem to Bridge Street & Bridge Street Bypass
Bridle Trail
Length: 3 miles
Surface: Dirt, Sand
Trail end points: Ocean Street, Marshfield to Station Street, Marshfield
Bruce Freeman Rail Trail
Length: 6.8 miles
Surface: Asphalt
Canalside Trail
Length: 3.3 miles
Surface: Asphalt
Trail end points: McClelland Farm Road, Deerfield, MA to Unity Park, Village of Turners Falls, Montague, MA
Cape Cod Canal Bikeway
Length: 13.5 miles
Surface: Concrete
Trail end points: (South of canal) Old Monument Neck Rd. to Freezer Rd. to (North of canal) Canal St. to Scusset Beach Rd.
Cape Cod Rail Trail
Length: 21.9 miles
Surface: Asphalt
Trail end points: East-West Dennis Rd./SR 134 (South Dennis) to LeCount Hollow Rd. just east of US 6 (South Wellfleet)
Center Trail
Length: 0.6 miles
Surface: Crushed Stone
Trail end points: Main St./SR 135 west of Pleasant St. to Loop Rd. behind Hopkinton High School
Chicopee River Canal Rail Trail
Length: 0.21 miles
Surface: Asphalt
Trail end points: Canal Street & Grape Street to Front Street & Davitt Memorial Bridge
Clipper City Rail Trail & Harborwalk
Length: 1.1 miles
Surface: Asphalt, Boardwalk
Trail end points: Merrimack River (Newburyport) to MBTA Commuter Rail Station
Cochituate Rail Trail
Length: 1.1 miles
Surface: Asphalt, Concrete
Trail end points: Concord Street to Commonwealth Road/Route 30
Columbia Greenway Rail Trail
Length: 2 miles
Surface: Asphalt
Trail end points: Main St/SR20 to Shaker Road
Connecticut Riverwalk and Bikeway
Length: 5.4 miles
Surface: Asphalt
Trail end points: Riverside Road (Springfield) to Borgati Park (Agawam)
Danvers Rail Trail
Length: 5.1 miles
Surface: Crushed Stone
Trail end points: Topsfield Rd./SR 97 (Wenham town line) to Andover Street (Peabody)
Dr. Paul Dudley White Bike Path
Length: 13.6 miles
Surface: Asphalt
Trail end points: Museum of Science (Boston) to Galen St. (Watertown)
East Boston Greenway
Length: 1.4 miles
Surface: Asphalt
Trail end points: Piers Park at Marginal St. and Bremen St. to Frankfort St. just south of Lovell St.; Barnes Ave. to Constitution Beach Park
Gloria Braunhardt Bike Path
Length: 1.2 miles
Surface: Asphalt, Dirt, Grass
Trail end points: Hale Street to Storey Avenue / State Route 113
Grand Trunk Trail
Length: 4.4 miles
Surface: Crushed Stone, Gravel
Trail end points: Palmer to Southbridge
Hanover Branch Rail Trail
Length: 2.6 miles
Surface: Crushed Stone
Trail end points: Monroe Street (Abington) to near Market Street and Manzella Court (Rockland)
Independence Greenway
Length: 8.1 miles
Surface: Asphalt, Crushed Stone
Trail end points: North Shore Mall on Rt. 128 to Russell St. at the Ipswich River
Jay McLaren Memorial Trail
Length: 2 miles
Surface: Dirt, Grass, Gravel
Trail end points: Church Street Cemetery to New Hampshire stateline (north of Brush Hill Road)
Lowell Canal System Trails
Length: 1.9 miles
Surface: Asphalt, Concrete
Trail end points: Lowell National Historical Park to Pawtucket Street
Manhan Rail-Trail
Length: 9 miles
Surface: Asphalt
Trail end points: Coleman Rd. (Easthampton) to The Oxbow to Coleman Rd. (Easthampton) to King St. at Norwottuck Rail-Trail (Northampton
Marblehead Rail-Trail
Length: 4.1 miles
Surface: Asphalt, Gravel, Sand
Trail end points: Anderson St. at Highland Terr. (Marblehead) to Beach Bluff Ave. (Swampscott) and Canal St. (Salem)
Martin H. Burns Wildlife Management Area Trail
Length: 3.4 miles
Surface: Dirt, Gravel, Sand
Trail end points: I-95 (no access) to Newburyport MBTA Station
Massachusetts Central Rail Trail
Length: 31.9 miles
Surface: Crushed Stone, Dirt, Grass
Trail end points: Cedar Street and Alpine Street (Somerville) to Look Memorial Park (Florence)
Mattapoisett Rail Trail
Length: 1.1 miles
Surface: Asphalt
Trail end points: Reservation Road to Phoenix Bike Trail at Shaw Road
Mattapoisett Rail Trail Extension
Length: 12 miles
Trail end points: Mattapoisett to Wareham
Methuen Rail Trail
Length: 2.4 miles
Surface: Crushed Stone
Trail end points: Manchester Street Park (Lawrence) to Hampshire Road (Salem)
Minuteman Bikeway
Length: 9.7 miles
Surface: Asphalt
Trail end points: Alewife MBTA Station (West Cambridge) to South Road (Bedford)
Nashua River Rail Trail
Length: 12.3 miles
Surface: Asphalt
Trail end points: Park St. and Main St. (Ayer, MA) to Gilson Rd. at Country Side Dr. (Nashua, NH)
Neponset River Greenway
Length: 5.2 miles
Surface: Asphalt
Trail end points: Tenean Beach to Brush Hill Road and Neponset Valley Parkway
North Bank Bridge
Length: 0.5 miles
Surface: Concrete
Trail end points: North Point Park (Cambridge) to Paul Revere Park (Charlestown)
North Central Pathway
Length: 11.4 miles
Surface: Asphalt
Trail end points: Summer Street (Winchendon) to Pearl Street/MA-101 (Gardner)
Northern Strand Community Trail
Length: 5.6 miles
Surface: Asphalt, Crushed Stone
Trail end points: Air Force Rd. (Everett) to Beach St. (Malden); Laurel St. (Saugus) to Lincoln Ave./Boston St. (Saugus)
Norwottuck Rail-Trail (Francis P. Ryan Section)
Length: 4.9 miles
Surface: Asphalt
Trail end points: Grove Ave. nr. River Rd. (Florence) to New South St. (Northampton)
Norwottuck Rail-Trail (Mass Central Section)
Length: 10 miles
Surface: Asphalt
Trail end points: Warren Wright Rd. (Belchertown) to Woodmont Rd. (Northampton)
Old Colony Nature Pathway
Length: 1.6 miles
Surface: Dirt, Sand
Trail end points: Howland St. and Harry Kemp Way to Mayflower Ave., Provincetown
Old Colony Rail Trail
Length: 7.9 miles
Surface: Asphalt
Trail end points: Cape Cod Rail Trail northeast of Main St. (Harwich) to Depot Rd. and Hitching Post Rd. (Chatham)
Old Eastern Marsh Trail
Length: 1.4 miles
Surface: Asphalt
Trail end points: Merrimack River near Friedenfels Street to Mudnock Road, Salisbury
Phoenix Bike Trail
Length: 3.5 miles
Surface: Asphalt
Trail end points: Main Street to Mattapoisett Rail Trail at Shaw Road
Pine Tree Brook / Popes Pond Path
Length: 2 miles
Surface: Asphalt, Dirt, Woodchips
Trail end points: Sumner Street & Canton Ave (Milton) to Pine Tree Brook & Thacher Street (Milton)
Quarries Footpath
Length: 1 miles
Surface: Dirt
Trail end points: Quincy Quarries Historic Site
Quequechan River Rail Trail
Length: 0.68 miles
Surface: Asphalt
Trail end points: Brayton Ave. east of SR 24 to Martine St./US 6 at South Watuppa Pond (near Westport Town Line)
Redstone Rail Trail
Length: 1.4 miles
Surface: Asphalt
Trail end points: Denslow Road, East Longmeadow, MA to Maple Street, East Longmeadow, MA
Reformatory Branch Trail
Length: 4.5 miles
Surface: Dirt
Trail end points: Depot Park (Bedford) to SR 62 at Keyes Rd. (Concord)
Salem-Beverly Canal Path (Grand Wenham Canal Path)
Length: 2 miles
Surface: Dirt, Grass
Trail end points: Ipswich River, Topsfield to Cherry Street, Wenham
Salisbury Beach State Reservation Trail
Length: 0.6 miles
Surface: Crushed Stone, Grass
Trail end points: State Reservation Road in Salisbury Beach State Reservation to Z Street in the park’s campground.
Salisbury Point Ghost Trail
Length: 1.8 miles
Surface: Crushed Stone
Trail end points: Lions Park to Rabbit Road (Salisbury)
Salisbury Rail Trail Connector
Length: 0.3 miles
Surface: Asphalt
Trail end points: Old Eastern Marsh Trail to Clipper City Rail Trail
Shining Sea Bikeway
Length: 10.7 miles
Surface: Asphalt
Trail end points: CR 151 (Falmouth) to Steamship Authority, Crane St. (Woods Hole)
South Spencer Rail Trail
Length: 1.62 miles
Surface: Crushed Stone
Trail end points: S. Spencer Rd. south of Depot Rd. to Chestnut St. east of Valley St., Spencer
Southern New England Trunkline Trail
Length: 21 miles
Surface: Asphalt, Ballast, Crushed Stone
Trail end points: Grove St. nr. Franklin State Forest (Franklin) to Douglas State Forest at MA-CT state line (Douglas)
Southwest Corridor Park (Pierre Lallement Bike Path)
Length: 3.9 miles
Surface: Asphalt
Trail end points: Mass Turnpike/I-90 at Dartmouth St. (Boston) to New Washington St. (Jamaica Plain)
Southwick Rail Trail
Length: 7.1 miles
Surface: Asphalt
Trail end points: CT/MA state line to Shaker Road (Westfield)
Topsfield Linear Common and Wenham Rail-Trail
Length: 4.9 miles
Surface: Cinder, Crushed Stone
Trail end points: Topsfield Road (Topsfield) to Pye Brook Lane (Boxford)
Upper Charles Trail
Length: 11 miles
Surface: Asphalt, Crushed Stone
Trail end points: Central St. and Railroad St. (Holliston) to Cedar St./SR 85 at Hopkinton town line (Milford)
Ware River Rail-Trail
Length: 12 miles
Surface: Ballast, Dirt, Grass, Gravel
Trail end points: Coldbrook Springs to Baldwinville
Watertown Multi-Use Path
Length: 0.85 miles
Trail end points: School Street, Watertown to Groave Street, Watertown
Whitney Spur Rail Trail
Length: 1.6 miles
Surface: Asphalt, Crushed Stone
Trail end points: Woodside Cemetery on East St. (near MBTA Cohasset Station) to Wompatuck State Park
World War II Veterans Memorial Trail
Length: 1.5 miles
Surface: Asphalt
Trail end points: East St. to Fruit St. at Mansfield Municipal Airport
Disclaimer
All trails listed are in various phases of development and may not be open for public use. The town of Berlin does not manage any trails listed. To learn more about the current status of trail development, please look into the rail trails of interest to find contact information for the local organization or agency responsible for trail management.