Massachusetts Bike Paths

City of Boston existing proposed

Metro Boston existing proposed

North Shore existing proposed

South Shore existing proposed

Central Massachusetts existing proposed

Western Massachusetts existing proposed

Cape Cod and the Islands existing

Outside Massachusetts existing

Massachusetts Bicycle Facilities Inventory

Prepared for the state by MassBike in 1995, this inventory was the basis for the State Bicycle Plan, the draft and final versions of which are online here.

Massachusetts Highway Department Bike Page: Includes popular bike maps

Focussing mostly on bikepaths, there are links to other state bicycle resources as well and tables of bikeway and other bicycle projects in Massachusetts.

New England Trails Network

This central clearinghouse for trail activists in New England has a good summary of current and proposed trails in Massachusetts, as well as Connecticut, Maine, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont.

East Coast Greenway

There will eventually be a full on-line description of this Maine to Florida mostly-off-road bikeway, but for now, check out Lynne Tolman's description from her Worcester Telegram & Gazette column.

Resources for Bike Path Advocates

Planning resources and studies of the effects of bike paths

Bikeway Network Proposal

This paper discusses connections between existing and proposed bikeways across Massachusetts.

Sharing the Path

Riding on bikepaths requires different skills than riding on roads. This pamphlet describes some of them.

Bikepath Snow Plowing