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