Alewife Brook and Mystic River, March 2017.jpg
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Alewife Brook Greenway is a 2.2-mile out-and-back in Alewife Brook Reservation near West Medford, MA. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi7 – 16 ft2.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: connector 42.42043, -71.14314
Nearest town West Medford, MA

Directions

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Alewife Brook Greenway

2.2 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 44 min

Elevation 8–16 ft

Out & Back · Alewife Brook Reservation

Trailhead: connector · 42.42043, -71.14314

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:41 AM · sunset 8:02 PM

Bikes allowed on the whole route · Transit-accessible: High St @ Jerome St stop 112 m from the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Mystic Way, heading SE.
  3. 0.3 miBear right onto Alewife Brook Greenway, heading S.
  4. 0.5 miReach Alewife Brook Greenway, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 0.5 miBear left onto Mystic Way, heading N.
  6. 0.6 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

35% gravel30% dirt26% boardwalk8% paved1% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:41 AMSunset 8:02 PM

Good to know

  • Bikes allowed on the whole route
  • Transit-accessible: High St @ Jerome St stop 112 m from the trailhead
  • Drinking water at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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