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14 Greater Boston Bike Paths You Don't Have to Drive To

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We're continuing to spring forward, the oscillating temperatures be damned! Now batting: an updated map of bike paths around the region that don't require a car to get to them. All are T accessible, including by bus, or, you know, eminently bikable (zoom in on the map to see the nearby T stops). These include such pedestrian routes as along either side of the Charles River and the meandering Minuteman path as well as venues that you may not have thought of, including Deer Island and the mammoth Bay Circuit Trail. Get.


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Deer Island

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The island includes 2.6 miles of shoreline and two miles of pathways. You can actually bike to it through Winthrop as its name is a misnomer: It's really a peninsula.

Franklin Park Loop

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This primary path in the park is about 2.25 miles.

Jamaicaway Bike Path

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This 9-mile trail runs between Leverett Pond and Jamaica Pond; it also connects with other paths.

Millennium Park

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There are up to 6 miles of trails in this park, which also has fabulous views of downtown Boston and Newton.

Fresh Pond Reservation Loop

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This puppy runs about 2.5 miles around Cambridge's water source. Different buses go by, and the Alewife Red Line stop isn't that far away.

City Square Park

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You can start here or in nearby Paul Revere Park and do the approximately 1-mile cycle to the Navy Yard (and back).

Charles River Bike Path

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The path runs an epic 23 miles, on both sides of the river, through Boston and Watertown, all the way to Waltham.

Arnold Arboretum

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This approximately 5-mile loop around the Harvard research site comes with some nifty views of Boston via the 200-foot-high Peters Hill. It also connects to other paths.

Minuteman Bikeway Path

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This 11-mile path follows the first footsteps of the Revolution, and runs through Cambridge, Arlington and Lexington.

Stony Brook Reservation

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Paths in this park run from just under 2 miles to more than 6. The park itself cuts through the lower reaches of Boston into Dedham.

Mystic River Reservation

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There are several miles of paths along the river that zip you through Winchester, Arlington, Medford, Somerville, Everett, and Chelsea (though mostly Somerville and Medford).

Neponset River Trail

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The 2.5-mile trail runs along the Neponset River, the river estuary, and the Neponset Marsh. You can take the Red Line to three different stops to join it.

Bay Circuit Trail

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A reader swore by this monster: more than 200 miles of bike paths that connect with other bike paths, many entry points available via commuter rail.

Southwest Corridor Park

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This path runs from the Back Bay-South End borderlands all the way through to Forest Hills in Jamaica Plain.

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Deer Island

The island includes 2.6 miles of shoreline and two miles of pathways. You can actually bike to it through Winthrop as its name is a misnomer: It's really a peninsula.

Franklin Park Loop

This primary path in the park is about 2.25 miles.

Jamaicaway Bike Path

This 9-mile trail runs between Leverett Pond and Jamaica Pond; it also connects with other paths.

Millennium Park

There are up to 6 miles of trails in this park, which also has fabulous views of downtown Boston and Newton.

Fresh Pond Reservation Loop

This puppy runs about 2.5 miles around Cambridge's water source. Different buses go by, and the Alewife Red Line stop isn't that far away.

City Square Park

You can start here or in nearby Paul Revere Park and do the approximately 1-mile cycle to the Navy Yard (and back).

Charles River Bike Path

The path runs an epic 23 miles, on both sides of the river, through Boston and Watertown, all the way to Waltham.

Arnold Arboretum

This approximately 5-mile loop around the Harvard research site comes with some nifty views of Boston via the 200-foot-high Peters Hill. It also connects to other paths.

Minuteman Bikeway Path

This 11-mile path follows the first footsteps of the Revolution, and runs through Cambridge, Arlington and Lexington.

Stony Brook Reservation

Paths in this park run from just under 2 miles to more than 6. The park itself cuts through the lower reaches of Boston into Dedham.

Mystic River Reservation

There are several miles of paths along the river that zip you through Winchester, Arlington, Medford, Somerville, Everett, and Chelsea (though mostly Somerville and Medford).

Neponset River Trail

The 2.5-mile trail runs along the Neponset River, the river estuary, and the Neponset Marsh. You can take the Red Line to three different stops to join it.

Bay Circuit Trail

A reader swore by this monster: more than 200 miles of bike paths that connect with other bike paths, many entry points available via commuter rail.

Southwest Corridor Park

This path runs from the Back Bay-South End borderlands all the way through to Forest Hills in Jamaica Plain.