Alewife Brook Greenway is a 2.3-mile out-and-back in Alewife Brook Reservation near North Cambridge, MA. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi10 – 20 ft2.9 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 42.40077, -71.13551
Nearest town North Cambridge, MA
Directions
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Alewife Brook Greenway
2.3 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 46 min
Elevation 9–19 ft
Out & Back · Alewife Brook Reservation
Trailhead: 42.40077, -71.13551
Weather Sep 21: Heavy drizzle, high 62°F / low 49° · precip 48% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 6:47 PM
Transit-accessible: Massachusetts Ave @ Magoun St stop 26 m from the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 250 ftTurn right onto Alewife Brook Greenway, heading NE.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 0.7 miSharp left, heading NE.
- 500 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 500 ftSharp right onto Mystic Way, heading NE.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Alewife Brook Greenway, heading SW.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading SE.
- 150 ftBear left, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
88% paved8% dirt3% boardwalk1% unspecified
Weather
Heavy drizzleTemperature 62°F49°
Precip48%Wind3 mphUV1Humidity91%
Rained 2″ 7 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
65°45°
Sunrise 6:30 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:47 PM
Mon
67°56°
54%
Tue
62°53°
Wed
62°55°
Thu
63°50°
20%
Fri
63°53°
38%
Sat
59°53°
46%
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Massachusetts Ave @ Magoun St stop 26 m from the trailhead
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