Alewife Brook and Mystic River, March 2017.jpg
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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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 250 ftTurn right onto Alewife Brook Greenway, heading NE.
  3. 0.4 miBear left, heading NE.
  4. 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
  5. 0.7 miSharp left, heading NE.
  6. 500 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  7. 500 ftSharp right onto Mystic Way, heading NE.
  8. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Alewife Brook Greenway, heading SW.
  9. 0.3 miBear right, heading SE.
  10. 150 ftBear left, heading S.
  11. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  12. 0.4 miTurn left, heading SW.
  13. 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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