Lower Neponset River Trail, Boston

Name: Lower Neponset River Trail
Address: Boston, United States

#641 among attractions in Boston

Hiking, Hiking trail

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The Lower Neponset River Trail is a 2.4-mile-long rail trail running along the Neponset River in the Dorchester section of Boston, Massachusetts. It roughly follows the path of the eastern part of the Dorchester and Milton Branch Railroad from the Port Norfolk neighborhood in Dorchester to the Central Avenue T Station in Milton, passing through Pope John Paul II Park, the Neponset Marshes, and the Lower Mills area. ()

Length: 2.4 miSeason: All yearCoordinates: 42°16'12"N, 71°4'24"W

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Milton (Columbine Cliffs)Boston United States

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Lower Neponset River Trail – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Milton Centre Historic District, Captain Robert Bennet Forbes House, Parish of All Saints Ashmont, Pierce House.

1.2 miS
Neighbourhood
Milton Centre Historic District, Milton
31 min walk • The Milton Centre Historic District encompasses the traditional civic heart of Milton, Massachusetts. The district is located on Canton Avenue between Readsdale Road and Thacher and Highland Streets, and includes municipal buildings, churches, and residences, most built in the 18th or 19th century.
0.6 miSE
Specialty museum, Museum, Historical place
Captain Robert Bennet Forbes House, Milton
15 min walk • The Captain Robert Bennet Forbes House, also known as the R. B. Forbes House and Forbes House Museum, is a house museum located at 215 Adams Street, Milton, Massachusetts. It is now a National Historic Landmark, and is open to the public.
1.2 miN
Church, Gothic Revival architecture
Parish of All Saints Ashmont, Boston
31 min walk • The Parish of All Saints, Ashmont, is a church of the Episcopal Diocese of Massachusetts located at 209 Ashmont Street in the Dorchester neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts.
1.5 miNE
Museum, History museum, Saltbox architecture
Pierce House, Boston
38 min walk • The Pierce House is a rare 17th-century house at 24 Oakton Avenue in the Dorchester neighborhood in Boston, Massachusetts. Built c. 1683, It documents period building practices, and the tastes and housing needs of one family, the Pierces, over more than three centuries.
0.7 miNE
Park
Dorchester Park, Boston
18 min walk • Dorchester Park is a historic park bounded by Dorchester Avenue, Richmond, Adams and Richview Streets in the Dorchester neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts.
1.4 miSW
Park
Blue Hills Parkway, Boston
37 min walk • Blue Hills Parkway is a historic parkway that runs in a straight line from a crossing of the Neponset River, at the south border of Boston to the north edge of the Blue Hills Reservation in Milton, Massachusetts.
1.2 miN
Park
The Peabody, Boston
31 min walk • The Peabody is a historic apartment building at 195-197 Ashmont Street in the Dorchester neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts. The 3+1⁄2-story Tudor Revival brick building was designed by Edwin Lewis, a local architect, and built in 1896–97.
1.3 miNE
Nightlife
Eire Pub, Boston
32 min walk • The Eire Pub is an Irish pub in Dorchester, Massachusetts. President Ronald Reagan and then future president Bill Clinton both visited the pub; since then, stopping at Eire Pub has become a superstition for political candidates hoping to follow in Reagan and Clinton's footsteps.
1.1 miW
Church
Jubilee Christian Church, Boston
28 min walk • Jubilee Christian Church International is a Christian church located in Boston, Massachusetts and Stoughton, Massachusetts. With a congregation of over 6,800, it is, according to the Boston Globe, the largest Protestant church in Eastern Massachusetts.
1.4 miNW
Street
Morton Street, Boston
37 min walk • Morton Street is a street in southern Boston, Massachusetts. It extends from the southeastern end of the Arborway in Jamaica Plain to Washington Street in the Lower Mills Village of Dorchester.
0.7 miW
Neighbourhood
Mattapan, Boston
19 min walk • Mattapan is a neighborhood in Boston, Massachusetts. Historically a section of neighboring Dorchester, Mattapan became a part of Boston when Dorchester was annexed in 1870.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Lower Neponset River Trail?

Nearby attractions include Lower Mills, Boston (8 min walk), Gov. Thomas Hutchinson's Ha-ha, Milton (11 min walk), Boston Consumptives Hospital, Boston (13 min walk), Milton Hill Historic District, Milton (14 min walk).

How to get to Lower Neponset River Trail by public transport?

The nearest stations to Lower Neponset River Trail:

Light rail

Central Avenue • Lines: M (1 min walk)
Milton • Lines: M (8 min walk)

Bus

Central Ave @ Central Ave Station • Lines: 240, 240 inbound, 240 outbound, 240-1 inbound, 240-1 outbound, 240-9 inbound, 240-9 outbound (1 min walk)
Central Ave @ Maple St • Lines: 240 outbound, 240-1 outbound, 240-9 outbound (3 min walk)

Train

Morton Street (25 min walk)

Metro

Ashmont/Peabody Square • Lines: Red (29 min walk)