The Minuteman Commuter Bikeway

The 10.1 mile Minuteman Bikeway, “America’s Revolutionary Rail-Trail,” begins at Alewife Station in Cambridge, passes through Arlington and Lexington, and ends one mile into Bedford. The 12-foot wide paved bikeway is a year-round trail well-used by bike riders, walkers, joggers and skaters. Opened in 1993 on the railbanked Lexington Branch of the Boston & Maine railroad, in 2008 the bikeway was the fifth rail-trail in the country to be inducted into the national Rails-to-Trails Conservancy Hall of Fame. In Arlington and Lexington the bikeway parallels the Revolutionary Battle Road; and in Lexington, it abuts historic Parker Meadow, Tower Park, and Arlington’s Great Meadow. Five of the 12 ACROSS Lexington walking and biking routes — a network of marked routes connecting open spaces throughout the town — include sections of the Minuteman Bikeway.