Lower Neponset River Trail | |
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Length | 2.4 mi (3.9 km) |
Location | Dorchester, Massachusetts to Mattapan, Massachusetts |
Trailheads | Port Norfolk, Dorchester; River Street, Mattapan ( 42°16′12″N 71°04′24″W / 42.269965°N 71.073249°W / 42.269965; -71.073249) |
Use | Hiking, bicycling |
Difficulty | Easy |
Season | Year-round |
Sights | Marsh, mills |
The Lower Neponset River Trail is a 2.4-mile-long (3.9 km) rail trail running along the Neponset River in the Dorchester section of Boston, Massachusetts. [1] 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, [2] passing through Pope John Paul II Park, the Neponset Marshes, and the Lower Mills area. [3]