GRAND JUNCTION TRAIL:
AMES STREET BIKE LANE & KITTIE KNOX BIKE PATH
CAMBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS
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Last Updated: July 13, 2023
Length: Grand Junction Trail; 1.3 miles.
Ames Street Bike Lane & Kittie Know Bike Path; 0.6 miles
Difficulty: Easy. Flat paved trail. Also includes Bike Lanes.
Directions:
The Grand Junction Trail is a multi-use path running alongside the existing tracks in the Grand Junction corridor from the Boston University Bridge (next to the Charles River Bikeway) to Somerville, where it will connect to the Mass Central Rail Trail; Boston-Cambridge-Belmont (Somerville Community Path). Currently only a short section is complete, however, I've included the Bike Lanes along Vassar St as they currently follow the same route. The Grand Junction was one of the first north-south rail links in the Boston metropolitan area. Opened in 1855 by the Grand Junction & Depot Company, the line followed a serpentine alignment weaving through the newly industrialized areas of Cambridgeport, East Cambridge, Charlestown, Everett, and Chelsea, and ending at the piers of East Boston. Presently, two to four trains a day run on the Grand Junction through Cambridge, as this corridor remains the only north-south rail connection east of Framingham and Worcester. The Ames Street 2-WAY SEPARATED BIKE LANE also starts from the Charles River Bikeway and connects north to the Kittie Knox Bike Path. Both of these trails are connected together by other Bike Lanes. See; Kittie Knox . For more information visit; GRAND JUNCTION TRAIL .
Grand Junction Trail:
Starting from the Charles River Bikeway, Memorial Drive & Vassar Street [Southwestern End]; Across Memorial Drive is the Charles River Bikeway . The Vassar Street BIKE LANE heads Northeast along Vassar St through MIT. You then pick up a SEPARATED BIKE PATH at Amherst Alley before passing by the sports fields of Briggs Field. At 1 mile look right to spot the whimsical Stata Center designed by Architect Frank Gehry. Cross Main St and turn left to pick up the paved Grand Junction Trail in Grand Junction Park.
Note; The Main Street BIKE LANE travels East-West along Main St.
The paved Grand Junction Trail travels between Galileo Galilei Hwy and the RR tracks. Nice sitting area. Come to Broadway at 1.3 miles.
Note; The Broadway BIKE LANE travels East-West along Broadway.
Cross Broadway where the trail travels through Binney Street Park. Construction underway, as of July 2023, north to Binney St. There is a BIKE LANE that leads to Binney St.
The next section will continue the trail north from Binney St to Cambridge St.
Note; The Binney Street BIKE LANE travels East along Binney St to Edwin Land Blvd. Cross over and turn left to front Park on your right. A brick lined trail will return you to the Charles River Bikeway after 0.7 miles.
Ames Street BIKE LANE & Kittie Knox Bike Path:
Starting from the Charles River Bikeway at Memorial Drive & Ames Street [Southern End]; From the Charles River Bikeway the Ames Street 2-WAY SEPARATED BIKE LANE heads North along Ames St. Cross Main St at 0.3 miles.
Note; The Main Street BIKE LANE travels East-West along Main St.
Cross Broadway to Kendall Square at 0.4 miles.
Note; The Broadway BIKE LANE travels East-West along Broadway.
Here you'll pick up the paved Kittie Knox Bike Path as it travels north along a shaded corridor. The Loughrey Walkway parallels the trail. You come to Binney St after 0.6 miles.
Note; The Binney Street BIKE LANE travels East along Binney St to Edwin Land Blvd. Cross over and turn left to front Park on your right. A brick lined trail will return you to the Charles River Bikeway after 0.6 miles.
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