The Minuteman Commuter Bikeway
About
The Minuteman Commuter Bikeway, promoted as “America’s Revolutionary Rail-Trail,” is a 10.1-mile paved path that starts at Alewife Station in Cambridge, runs through Arlington and Lexington and ends one mile into Bedford. The trail is 12 feet wide and is used by cyclists, walkers, joggers and skaters. Its southern end at Alewife, the terminus of the MBTA Red Line, connects the trail directly to the subway.
The bikeway opened in 1993 on the railbanked Lexington Branch of the Boston and Maine Railroad. Through Arlington and Lexington it parallels the Revolutionary Battle Road, the route of the fighting on April 19, 1775. Along the way it abuts open spaces including historic Parker Meadow and Tower Park in Lexington and Arlington’s Great Meadow, so a ride or walk passes meadows and parkland as well as neighborhoods.
What to Know
- In 2008 it became the fifth rail-trail in the country inducted into the Rails-to-Trails Conservancy Hall of Fame.
- Five of the 12 ACROSS Lexington marked walking and biking routes include sections of the bikeway.
- The trail is open and well used year-round.
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