Once complete, the 2-mile pathway will connect playgrounds and athletic fields, two schools and the Ewing Wood Conservation Area. Another section of the Swampscott trail is anticipated to open by the end of the year and will continue the route down to Bradlee Avenue. There, it meets the Marblehead Rail-Trail, a 4-mile pathway that offers access to historical sites related to the American Revolution and the infamous Salem witch trials. The short but sweet crushed-stone pathway begins at Beach Bluff Avenue and runs a tenth of a mile northeast through a residential neighborhood to the Marblehead town line at Seaview Avenue.
This summer, the first segment of the Swampscott Rail Trail opened in the charming seaside community of Swampscott, about 15 miles outside of Boston. Swampscott Rail Trail (Massachusetts) Swampscott Rail Trail | Courtesy the Town of Swampscott
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Related: How to Adapt Trail Activities and Gear for Cold and Winter Conditions It also fits within the Great-Lake-to-Lake Trail system that, when completed, will stretch 275 miles across the entire Lower Peninsula from South Haven along Lake Michigan to Port Huron on the tip of Lake Huron. With this future connection and its current links to the West Bloomfield Trail and M-5 Metro Trail, the Michigan Air Line Trail is part of a growing trail network helping residents navigate Oakland County without a car. Why It Shines: The design process for the next phase of the trail, which will add another 2.5 miles and travel through downtown Wixom, will complete a connection to the Huron Valley Trail in 2022. Michigan Air Line Trail | Photo by John Hensler Across its 5.5 miles, the paved pathway provides access to the recreational facilities at Gunnar Mettala Park and connects the communities of Wixom, Walled Lake and Commerce Township through a mix of commercial, residential and natural areas. The Michigan Air Line Trail, opened in April 2020, offers a tranquil outing on the northwestern outskirts of Detroit. It’s no surprise that Michigan makes the list with an exciting new rail-trail the Great Lake State leads the country in open rail-trail mileage at nearly 2,500 miles. Michigan Air Line Trail (Michigan) Michigan Air Line Trail | Photo by John Hensler Nearly 24,500 miles of rail-trails are now open for public use all around the country, so if you don’t live close to one of these fresh additions, you can find many other great adventures close to home on. With trail use surging all around the country due to the coronavirus pandemic, we are especially grateful for each additional mile of trail, so that more people can enjoy these essential community assets for their physical and mental well-being. Among this year’s class of new rail-trails is a pathway that’s key to a 275-mile route across Michigan, a Virginia stunner with a nearly milelong railroad tunnel, a new segment of the multistate East Coast Greenway in Massachusetts, and a Pennsylvania rail-trail that’s part of three vast regional trail systems-quite an impressive bunch! We love hearing about rail-trails opening in any year, but 2020 seems to have outdone itself. Rails-to-Trails Conservancy urges all individuals seeking trail experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic to practice social distancing at all times and follow the guidelines set by the CDC and state and local governments.
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