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Minuteman Bikeway

Rail-trail in Massachusetts

The Minuteman Bikeway, also known as the Minuteman Commuter Bikeway, is a 10-mile (16-kilometre) paved multi-use rail trail located in the Greater Boston area of Massachusetts. It runs from Bedford to Alewife station, at the northern end of the Red Line in Cambridge, passing through the towns of Lexington and Arlington along the way. Also along the route are several notable regional sites, including Alewife Brook Reservation, the Cyrus Dallin Art Museum, Spy Pond, "Arlington’s Great Meadows", the Battle Green in Lexington, and Hanscom Air Force Base.

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Length
10.0 mi 16.1 km1
Surface
Paved1
Last checked
Oct 12, 2026

Trailheads

  1. School parking directions to School parking
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Arlington Bike Ride
Arlington Bike Ride · Photo: Tim Pierce · CC BY · Flickr

Community

Where people who ride and look after this trail post: notices, conditions, work days.

Photos

  • IMG_8530 IMG_8530
    Photo: votsek · CC BY-SA · Flickr
  • 2009-10_28_fallcolors_minuteman_01 2009-10_28_fallcolors_minuteman_01
    Photo: dsearls · CC BY-SA · Flickr
  • 060528bikepath 060528bikepath
    Photo: Dan4th · CC BY · Flickr
  • The Minuteman Bike Trail.webm The Minuteman Bike Trail.webm
    Photo: Victor Grigas · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

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Sources

  1. OpenStreetMap ways for this trail, OpenStreetMap contributors · Map data · ODbL · checked Oct 12, 2026
  2. “Minuteman Bikeway”, Wikipedia · Encyclopedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · checked Oct 12, 2026
  3. Wikidata Q12061865, Wikidata · Knowledge base · CC0 · checked Oct 12, 2026

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