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 Aug 4: Overcast, high 82°F / low 62° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 5:41 AM · sunset 8:02 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
OvercastTemperature 82°F62°
Precip0%Wind5 mphUV7Humidity84%
Rained 1.8″ yesterday (2.5″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
85°60°
Sunrise 5:41 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:02 PM
Wed
85°62°
Thu
91°71°
25%
Fri
98°74°
28%
Sat
98°75°
40%
Sun
99°73°
Mon
99°78°
15%
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Massachusetts Ave @ Magoun St stop 26 m from the trailhead
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