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Neponset River Reservation

Neponset River Greenway

3.2 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 4 min

Neponset River Greenway is a 3.2-mile out-and-back in Neponset River Reservation near Lower Mills, 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 mi0 – 30 ft3.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.27074, -71.06778
Nearest town Lower Mills, MA
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Neponset River Greenway

3.2 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 4 min

Elevation 1–29 ft

Out & Back · Neponset River Reservation

Trailhead: 42.27074, -71.06778

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 6:45 PM

Transit-accessible: Adams St @ Eliot St stop 27 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 150 ftBear left, heading SE.
  3. 50 ftContinue straight onto Neponset River Greenway, heading E.
  4. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Spruce Avenue, heading NE.
  5. 150 ftContinue straight onto Neponset River Greenway, heading NE.
  6. 0.7 miSharp right onto Boston HarborWalk, heading E.
  7. 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  8. 0.2 miSharp left onto Neponset River Greenway, heading N.
  9. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Spruce Avenue, heading SW.
  10. 150 ftContinue straight onto Neponset River Greenway, heading SW.
  11. 0.7 miBear right, heading SW.
  12. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/neponset-river-greenway-out-back-5-km-8313

Trail surface

78% paved1% boardwalk21% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:31 AMSunset 6:45 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Adams St @ Eliot St stop 27 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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