Connor's been riding his bike a lot lately, and he recently graduated away from training wheels.We've been riding around the neighborhood quite a bit, but there's lots of traffic and lots of hills. I remember reading about the Assabet River Rail Trail a while ago, and had seen parts of it where it crossed various streets in town, but had never been on it.
The trail is planned to run from Marlborough to Acton - passing through Hudson, Maynard and Stow. Only the Marlborough and Hudson parts are finished right now, but its still 6 miles of paved trail.We took off from Marlborough center and started toward Hudson, thinking we'd make it only a mile or two before turning around. But we ended up going all the way to Hudson center before turning around - 4.5 miles - or 9 miles round trip.
It was really amazing that such a beautiful area was hidden right through town - and so few people know about it. It even goes right under the highway. Anyone who lives near the ARRT should go and use it - walk, bike, take your dog for a walk or anything.It was a really beautiful ride. I can't wait until we can go again. Next time we'll probably ride right from the house instead of driving to get there.
They're going to start construction again in 2013 - a long way off, but it will make a great ride all the way from Marlborough to Acton - much better than on a bunch of hilly roads.
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That's looks like a really nice trail. Hopefully I will visit it soon.
There is a similar trail in west-boylston. Bit out of the way, but lots of fun with river running next to the trail and stops in between to look at old mill ruins.
http://www.wachusettgreenways.org/
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