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Mass Central Rail Trail
Mass Central Rail Trail with stele thanking benefactors, Oakdale, West Boylston
Length59 miles (95 km) open, 94.5 miles (152.1 km) protected, 104 miles (167 km) when complete
LocationUnion Station (Northampton) to North Station (Boston)
Began construction1985 Alewife Linear Park, 1993 Norwottuck Rail Trail, 1997 Wachusett Greenways MCRT
UseHiking, bicycling, inline skating, cross-country skiing, horseback riding
DifficultyEasy
SeasonYear-round
SurfaceStone dust, paved, dirt, unimproved
Right of wayFormer Massachusetts Central Railroad, Fitchburg Line, former Fitchburg Cutoff, Green Line Extension
Maintained byDepartment of Conservation and Recreation, Wachusett Greenways, East Quabbin Land Trust, Northampton, Belchertown, Ware, Hardwick, West Boylston, Hudson, Cambridge, Somerville
Websitehttps://www.masscentralrailtrail.org/
Trail map
Map
Historic Mass Central Railroad map, before MCRT. Fitchburg Railroad to North Station not shown.

The Mass Central Rail Trail (MCRT) is a partially completed rail trail between Northampton, Massachusetts and Boston along the former right-of-way (ROW) of the Massachusetts Central Railroad. It currently has 59 miles (95 km) open, and 94.5 miles (152.1 km) are open or protected for trail development. When complete, it will be 104 miles (167 km) long through Central Massachusetts and Greater Boston, forming the longest rail trail in New England.[1] Many sections of the trail, including the Norwottuck Branch of the Mass Central Rail Trail and the Somerville Community Path, have been developed as separate projects but serve as part of the complete Mass Central Rail Trail. The Norwottuck Network, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that supports the build and operation of the MCRT, maintains interactive maps of the MCRT and rail trails that connect with the MCRT, and other Massachusetts trails.

  1. ^ "Massachusetts Central Rail Trail". Mass Central Rail Trail. Retrieved 2023-09-14.

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