Bruce Freeman Rail Trail

Rail-trail in Massachusetts · OpenStreetMap relation

Length: 20.2 mi 32.4 km¹
Surface: Paved¹
Last checked: Oct 12, 2026

The Bruce Freeman Rail Trail (BFRT) is a partly completed rail trail in Massachusetts. The path is a 10-foot-wide (3.0 m) paved multi-use trail, available for walking, running, biking, rollerblading, and other non-motorized uses. It follows the right-of-way of the abandoned Framingham and Lowell Line of the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad. The constructed route connects with the Bay Circuit Trail, and Phase 2D connects with the Mass Central Rail Trail—Wayside. The total planned length of the trail—which will eventually run from Lowell to Framingham—is just under 25 miles (40 km).

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Bruce Freeman Rail Trail bridge over the Assabet River June 2025.jpg
Photo: 4300streetcar · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Bruce Freeman Rail Trail in Sudbury June 2025 1.jpg
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Minuteman Bike Share station on the Bruce Freeman Rail Trail in Concord, MA September 2026 01.jpg
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Rail along trail, North Sudbury MA.jpg
Photo: John Phelan · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Secretary Davey, Concord, Bruce Freeman Rail Trail site, April 7, 2014 (13695023264).jpg
Photo: MassDOT · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

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Sources

OpenStreetMap relation 8609467, OpenStreetMap contributors · Map data · ODbL · checked Oct 12, 2026
“Bruce Freeman Rail Trail”, Wikipedia · Encyclopedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · checked Oct 12, 2026
Wikidata Q4977508, Wikidata · Knowledge base · CC0 · checked Oct 12, 2026
Official trail website · Official site · checked Oct 12, 2026

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