Minuteman Bikeway

The Minuteman Bikeway is a paved mixed-use path/rail trail in suburban Boston, Massachusetts. It runs 11 miles (18 km) from Bedford to the Alewife station at the end of the MBTA Red Line in Cambridge. It passes through the towns of Lexington and Arlington on the way. At the Cambridge terminus, it connects with two other bike paths - the Fitchburg Cutoff Path, and the Cambridge Linear Park which leads to the Somerville Community Path. Uses include bicycling, walking, jogging, and inline skating. In the winter there is often enough snow on the Bikeway for cross-country skiing, as the bikeway is not plowed except near the subway station. No motorized vehicles are allowed, except for powered wheelchairs. Plans are underway for an extension to downtown Boston via the Somerville Community Path.

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Mixed-use path - Rail trail - Boston, Massachusetts - Mile - Bedford - Alewife - MBTA Red Line - Cambridge - Lexington - Arlington - Fitchburg Cutoff Path - Cambridge Linear Park - Somerville Community Path - Bicycling - Jogging - Inline skating - Snow - Cross-country skiing - Wheelchair - Boston

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The right-of-way was laid out east of Lexington in 1846 by the Lexington and West Cambridge Railroad and west of Lexington in 1873 by the Middlesex Central Railroad. It was abandoned in 1991.

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Right-of-way - 1846 - Lexington and West Cambridge Railroad - 1873 - Middlesex Central Railroad - 1991

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