Best Bike Rides Boston: Great Recreational Rides In The Metro Area

Best Bike Rides Boston: Great Recreational Rides In The Metro Area

by Shawn Musgrave
Best Bike Rides Boston: Great Recreational Rides In The Metro Area

Best Bike Rides Boston: Great Recreational Rides In The Metro Area

by Shawn Musgrave

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Overview

Best Bike Rides Boston describes 40 of the greatest recreational rides in the Boston area. Road rides, rail trails, bike paths, and single-track mountain bike rides all get included. Most rides are in the 5 to 30 mile range, allowing for great afternoon outings and family adventures.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780762746941
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.
Publication date: 04/15/2014
Series: Best Bike Rides Series
Pages: 304
Sales rank: 1,087,041
Product dimensions: 5.90(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.80(d)

About the Author

Shawn Musgrave, a journalist and investigative reporter, has written extensively for The Boston Globe, The Phoenix, DigBoston and Motherboard, among other publications, on topics ranging from cycling culture and bike politics to privacy, civil liberties and national security. As a former pedicabber, cycling advocate, and long-time bike commuter, he relishes finding great new routes around Boston and the metro area. Shawn lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts, where he is the editor of MuckRock, a public records news site.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments viii

Introduction ix

About This Book x

Organization xi

Ride Format xi

The Rides xiii

Getting to the Rides xiii

What to Bring with You xiv

Your Mileage Will Vary xiv

Planning for Safety xv

Ride Finder xvi

Map Legend xx

Boston and Cambridge 1

1 The Freedom Trails 2

2 Charles River Esplanade 11

3 Back Bay, Fenway, and Copley Square 19

4 The Fens to Jamaica Pond 27

5 Boston Harbor Loop 35

6 East Boston Greenway, Belle Isle Marsh, and Deer Island 42

7 Southwest Corridor Park and Jamaica Plain 50

8 Millennium Park 57

9 South End, Roxburyt, and Franklin Park 64

10 South Bay Harbor Trail 71

11 Arboretum, Roslindale, Stony Brook, and Franklin Park 77

12 The Seven Campus Ride 85

13 Massachusetts Avenue to Arlington Reservoir 95

14 Cambridge Bow-Tie Ride 103

15 Somerville Community Path, Alewife Linear Park, and Fresh Pond 110

North of Boston 117

16 Somerville, Medford, and the Mystic River Reservation 118

17 Welden Pond 126

18 Lexington, Concord, and the Minute Man National Historical Park 133

19 The Minuteman Commuter Bikeway 140

20 Woburn and Horn Pond 145

21 Middlesex Fells Reservation 152

22 Northern Strand Community Trail to Lynn Woods 157

23 Lynn and Marblehead 164

24 Revere Beach to Nahant 171

25 Salem 177

26 Salem to Gloucester 183

27 Gloucester to Rockport 190

South of Boston 195

28 South End to Blue Hills 196

29 Castle Island to Nickerson Beach 203

30 Blue Hills Reservation 210

31 Quincy to Nut Island 216

32 Braintree, Weymouth, and World's End 222

33 Scituate to Hull 229

West of Boston 236

34 Kenmore Square to Chestnut Hill Reservoir 237

35 Brookline Loop and JFK Birthplace 242

36 Auburnadale Pale and the Upper Charles River 249

37 Wellesley Hills 256

38 Hemlock Gorge Reservation 263

39 Assabet River National Wildlife Refuge and Assabet River Rail-Trail 269

40 Boston Marathon Ride 275

Ride Index 281

About the Author 283

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