Rail-trails Southern New England - The Definitive Guide to Multiuse Trails in Connecticut,

Explore more than 50 top rail-trails and multiuse pathways across three states-Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Rhode Island-with this official guide.

All across the country, unused railroad corridors have been converted to public multiuse trails. Here, the experts from Rails-to-Trails Conservancy present more than 50 destination rail-trails, as well as other multiuse pathways, in Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Rhode Island.

Within these pages, you can explore two Hall of Fame Rail-Trails: the Minuteman Bikeway with its rich historical connections to the American Revolution and the East Bay Bike Path with its quintessential New England waterfront views. You'll discover trails that traverse the quiet woodlands of Connecticut and the charming communities of Rhode Island, and you'll learn about ambitious trail projects spanning multiple counties across Massachusetts, like the Mass Central Rail Trail and the Border to Boston Trail. These adventures and more await you on the many multiuse trails of the region.

In this book, you'll find:

Detailed maps for each trail, plus driving directions to trailheads

Icons indicating the activities each trail can accommodate

Succinct descriptions written by rail-trail experts

Rails-to-Trails Conservancy serves as the national voice for more than 160,000 members and supporters, more than 22,000 miles of open rail-trail across the country, and more than 8,000 miles of potential trails waiting to be built-with a goal of ensuring a better future for America made possible by trails and the connections they inspire.

List of contents

Table of Contents

About Rails-to-Trails Conservancy

Foreword

Acknowledgments

Introduction

How to Use This Book

Connecticut

1 Air Line State Park Trail

2 Charter Oak Greenway

3 Derby Greenway

4 Farmington Canal Heritage Trail

5 Farmington River Trail

6 Hop River State Park Trail

7 Kress Family Trail

8 Larkin State Park Trail

9 Middlebury Greenway

10 Pequonnock River Trail

11 Quinebaug River Trail

12 Shoreline Greenway Trail

13 Sue Grossman Still River Greenway

14 Vernon Rails-to-Trails

15 Windsor Locks Canal State Park Trail

Massachusetts

16 Alewife Linear Park/Somerville Community Path

17 Amesbury Riverwalk

18 Ashuwillticook Rail Trail

19 Assabet River Rail-Trail

20 Bedford Narrow Gauge Rail-Trail

21 Border to Boston Trail

22 Bridge of Flowers

23 Bruce Freeman Rail Trail

24 Canalside Trail

25 Cape Cod Canal Bikeway

26 Cape Cod Rail Trail

27 Clipper City Rail Trail and Harborwalk

28 Dr. Paul Dudley White Bike Path

29 East Boston Greenway

30 Grand Trunk Trail

31 Independence Greenway

32 Manhan Rail-Trail

33 Marblehead Rail-Trail

34 Mass Central Rail Trail

35 Minuteman Bikeway

36 Nashua River Rail Trail

37 Neponset River Greenway

38 North Central Pathway

39 Northern Strand Community Trail

40 Old Colony Rail Trail

41 Phoenix Bike Trail

42 Province Lands Bike Trail

43 Reformatory Branch Trail

44 Shining Sea Bikeway

45 Southwest Corridor Park (Pierre Lallement Bike Path)

46 Southwick Rail Trail and Columbia Greenway Rail Trail

47 Upper Charles Trail

Rhode Island

48 Blackstone River Greenway

49 East Bay Bike Path

50 Fred Lippitt Woonasquatucket River Greenway

51 Ten Mile River Greenway

52 Washington Secondary Bike Path

53 William C. O'Neill Bike Path

Index

Photo Credits

Support Rails-to-Trails Conservancy

About the author

The Rails-to-Trails Conservancy is a nationwide nonprofit dedicated to converting former railroad corridors to public, multiuse recreational trails that offer easy access to runners, hikers, bicyclists, skaters, wheelchair users, and equestrians.

The official Rails-Trails guidebook series is published by Wilderness Press. Find out all the ways Wilderness Press and the Rails-to-Trails Conservancy are working together over on the blog.

If you want to find out more about Rail-Trails, check out the Conservancy's official website, or give them a follow over on Twitter. Hope you get the chance to make your way to a Rail-Trail near you. They are so fun!

Summary

Explore more than 50 top rail-trails and multiuse pathways across three states—Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Rhode Island—with this official guide.

All across the country, unused railroad corridors have been converted to public multiuse trails. Here, the experts from Rails-to-Trails Conservancy present more than 50 destination rail-trails, as well as other multiuse pathways, in Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Rhode Island.

Within these pages, you can explore two Hall of Fame Rail-Trails: the Minuteman Bikeway with its rich historical connections to the American Revolution and the East Bay Bike Path with its quintessential New England waterfront views. You’ll discover trails that traverse the quiet woodlands of Connecticut and the charming communities of Rhode Island, and you'll learn about ambitious trail projects spanning multiple counties across Massachusetts, like the Mass Central Rail Trail and the Border to Boston Trail. These adventures and more await you on the many multiuse trails of the region.

In this book, you’ll find:

Detailed maps for each trail, plus driving directions to trailheads

Icons indicating the activities each trail can accommodate

Succinct descriptions written by rail-trail experts

Rails-to-Trails Conservancy serves as the national voice for more than 160,000 members and supporters, more than 22,000 miles of open rail-trail across the country, and more than 8,000 miles of potential trails waiting to be built—with a goal of ensuring a better future for America made possible by trails and the connections they inspire.

Product details

• Authors: Rails-to-Trails Conservancy, Rails-to-Trails Conservancy (COR)
• Publisher: Wilderness press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.07.2018
• EAN: 9780899979403
• ISBN: 978-0-89997-940-3
• No. of pages: 224
• Series: Rail-Trails; Rail-Trails
• Subjects: Guides > Sport > Motorsport, motorcycle sport, bicycle sport, aviation sport; Travel > Travel guides > North and Central America; Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, SPORTS & RECREATION / Hiking, TRANSPORTATION / Railroads / History, SPORTS & RECREATION / Cycling, TRAVEL / Special Interest / Hikes & Walks