There’s nothing like a family bike ride! Whether you have a new rider ready to attempt a short loop, a big kid who is ready for a serious ride, or a toddler following along in a bike trailer, there are bike trails, paths, and rail trails all over Massachusetts!

Boston Area

Northern Strand Community Trail

Runs from Everett to Saugus 
9.9 miles, asphalt

Charles River Bike Path

Runs from Boston to Waltham
22.9 miles, asphalt

Parking is available at the Boston trailhead in the Museum of Science parking garage, and at the Cooper St. parking lot in Waltham.

Fresh Pond Bikeway

Cambridge
.7 miles, asphalt

The north end of the bikeway is 0.6 miles away from the Alewife T stop and also accessible by bus.

Malden River Greenway

Runs from Malden to Everett
2.5 miles, asphalt and crushed stone

There is no official trail parking, but trail users are welcome to park at the Gateway Center (1 Mystic View Rd., Everett).

Minuteman Commuter Bikeway

Runs from West Cambridge to Bedford
10.1 miles, asphalt

Parking is available at the Bedford Depot Park or at the Alewife T Station. A Blue Bikes bike-share station is located at the Alewife Station. Pick up the trail on the north side of the terminal.

Mystic River Greenway

Runs from Somerville to Arlington
4 miles, asphalt and boardwalk

The trail is accessible from the Assembly T stop.

North Bank Bridge

Runs from Cambridge to Charlestown
.5 miles, concrete

Public transportation access to the trail is available via MBTA’s North Station. A limited number of parking spaces are available at the North Point Park entrance.

Northern Strand Community Trail

Runs from Everett to Saugus
8 miles, asphalt and crushed stone

Wellington Greenway

Medford
2.5 miles, asphalt

The trail is accessible from the Wellington T stop.

East Boston Greenway

East Boston
2.8 miles, asphalt

Most easily accessed by the Blue Line (Maverick, Orient Heights, or Wood Island stations). Parking is available at Constitution Beach, on Barnes Ave.

Neponset River Greenway

Runs from Dorchester to Readville
8.2 miles, asphalt

Parking is available at Tenean Beach on Conley St., or at the Mattapan MBTA station.

South Bay Harbor Trail

Boston
3.8 miles, asphalt, boardwalk, brick, and concrete

Access to the trail is most easily available via the MBTA subway system. Bikes are allowed on the MBTA, just not during rush hours (7–10 a.m. and 4–7 p.m. weekdays) due to crowding. The west end of the trail begins at Ruggles Station, on the Orange Line. Mid-trail, the route passes the Broadway Station, on the Red Line. Near the east end of the trail, South Station is located across the Summer St. bridge, on the Red Line.

Southwest Corridor Park (Pierre Lallement Bike Path)

Runs from Boston to Jamaica Plain
4.1 miles, asphalt

The northern trailhead is at the Back Bay T station on Dartmouth St., and the southern trailhead is at Forest Hills T station on Washington St. Paid parking is available at these locations.

Mass Central Rail Trail

Runs from Somerville to Leeds
38 miles, asphalt, cinder, crushed stone, dirt, and gravel

The Massachusetts Central Railroad was destroyed by a hurricane in 1938, but the 104-mile corridor is being reborn as a cross-state rail trail. Currently, nearly 40 miles from Boston to Northampton have been converted to trails.

North of Boston

Amesbury Riverwalk

Amesbury
1.3 miles, asphalt

Border to Boston Trail

Runs from Peabody to Boxford
0.7 miles, crushed stone and dirt

Bradford Rail Trail

Bradford
1.3 miles, asphalt

While there is no designated parking lot for the trail, parking is available along nearby city streets. 

Bridge Street Bike Trail

Salem
1 mile, asphalt

Trail runs from March St. to Bridge St. Paid parking is available off of Bridge St. near the MBTA rail station.

Clipper City Rail Trail and Harborwalk

Newburyport
3.9 miles, asphalt and boardwalk

Parking is available at Cashman Park (5 Pop Crowley Way) along the waterfront or at the Newburyport MBTA station.

Gloria Braunhardt Bike Path

Newburyport
1.2 miles, asphalt, dirt, and grass

Haggetts Rail Trail

Andover
2 miles, crushed stone

Independence Greenway

Peabody
5.3 miles, asphalt

Marblehead Rail Trail

Runs from Marblehead to Salem
4 miles, asphalt, dirt, gravel, and sand

Methuen Rail Trail

Runs from Lawrence to Salem
2.4 miles, asphalt and crushed stone

Old Eastern Marsh Trail

Salisbury
1.4 miles, asphalt

Salisbury Beach State Reservation Trail

Salisbury
.6 miles, crushed stone and grass

Salisbury Point Ghost Trail

Salisbury
2.2 miles, asphalt and crushed stone

Spicket River Greenway

Runs from Derry, NH, through Methuen and Lawrence
3.5 miles, asphalt

Concord River Greenway

Lowell
2 miles, asphalt

Lowell Canal System Trails

Lowell
1.9 miles, asphalt and concrete

Nashua River Rail Trail

Runs from Ayer to Nashua, New Hampshire
12.3 miles, asphalt

Tri-Community Greenway

Runs from Winchester to Stoneham
6.6 miles, asphalt

Pine Tree Brook/Popes Pond Path

Milton
2 miles, asphalt, dirt, and woodchips

The best access to the trail is on Sumner St. via Canton Avenue.

Bruce Freeman Rail Trail

Runs from Chelmsford to Acton
15.7 miles, asphalt

Narrow-Gauge Rail Trail

Bedford
3 miles, asphalt, crushed stone and dirt

South of Boston

Whitney Spur Rail Trail

Cohasset
1.6 miles, asphalt and crushed stone

Parking is available at the MBTA Cohasset Station on Chief Justice Cushing Hwy. There is a $4 fee to park.

Cape Cod Canal Bikeway

Runs from the visitor center in Buzzards Bay to Sandwich Marina Park
13.9 miles, asphalt

Cape Cod Rail Trail

Runs from South Dennis to Wellfleet
27.5 miles, asphalt

Old Colony Rail Trail

Runs from Harwich to Chatham
8 miles, asphalt

Province Lands Bike Trail

Provincetown
7 miles, asphalt

Shining Sea Bikeway

Runs from Falmouth to Woods Hole
10.7 miles, asphalt

Goose Pond Path

Nantucket
.1 miles, asphalt

Head of the Meadow Trail

Truro
2 miles, asphalt

Nauset Trail

Eastham
1.6 miles, asphalt

Hanover Branch Rail Trail

Runs from Abington to Rockland
2.6 miles, asphalt and crushed stone

Mattapoisett Rail Trail

Mattapoisett
1.1 miles, asphalt

West of Boston

Ashuwillticook Rail Trail

Cheshire
13.7 miles, asphalt

Assabet River Rail Trail

Runs through Marlborough, Hudson, Maynard, and Acton
10.4 miles, asphalt

Center Trail

Hopkinton
.6 miles, crushed stone

Limited parking for the Center Trail can be found at the Hopkinton school complex athletic fields on Loop Rd. (off Hayden Rowe St.).

Cochituate Rail Trail

Runs from Framingham to Natick
Currently 1.1 miles, asphalt

Upper Charles Trail

Runs from the Holliston/Sherborn town line to the Hopkinton/Milford town line
13.2 miles, asphalt and crushed stone

Upper Falls Greenway

Newton
1 mile, crushed stone

Watertown-Cambridge Greenway

Watertown
.7 miles, asphalt

Bay Colony Rail Trail

Needham
1.7 miles, crushed stone

Blackstone River Greenway

Runs from South Worcester to Providence, Rhode Island
26.6 miles, asphalt, boardwalk, crushed stone, dirt

North Central Pathway

Runs from Winchendon to Gardner
8.9 miles, asphalt

South Spencer Rail Trail

Spencer
1.62 miles, crushed stone

Westville Lake Community Trail

Southbridge
.7 miles, crushed stone

Canalside Rail Trail

Runs from Deerfield to Montague
3.6 miles, asphalt

Chicopee River Canal Rail Trail

Chicopee
.21 miles, asphalt

Columbia Greenway Rail Trail

Westfield
2.4 miles, asphalt

Connecticut Riverwalk and Bikeway

Runs from Springfield to Agawam
5.4 miles, asphalt

Redstone Rail Trail

East Longmeadow
1.4 miles, asphalt

Southwick Rail Trail

Westfield
6.5 miles, asphalt

Manhan Rail Trail

Runs from Easthampton to Northampton
9.6 miles, asphalt