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Alewife Brook Reservation – Alewife Brook Reservation loop from Ball Square

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Alewife Brook Reservation – Alewife Brook Reservation loop from Ball Square

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Alewife Brook Reservation – Alewife Brook Reservation loop from Ball Square

00:50

8.10km

30m

Running

Moderate run. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: July 15, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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1.57 km

Seven Hills Park

Highlight • Rest Area

Small park with some sculptures and other art dotted around. It's connected to many other parks and neighborhoods by the vast urban trail network that crisscrosses the greater Boston area.

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2.26 km

Alewife Linear Park is part of a vast network of multi-use trails across the greater Boston area. As Gary Chan, a neighborhood planner in a division of the Cambridge Community Development department says, it is "a vital part of a larger multi-use path network that connects all the way up from Bedford, Mass. to North Station...You can get from one end to the other more or less completely off-road.”

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3.77 km

Yates Pond

Highlight • Lake

This picturesque pond in the Alewife Brook Reservation is visible from the Minuteman Bikeway and is one of the first things you can see coming out of the Alewife Station.

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3.88 km

Alewife Brook Reservation

Highlight • Forest

Alewife Brook Reservation is a 120-acre urban wild in Cambridge and Arlington, Massachusetts, offering a surprising mix of wetlands, woodlands, and paved paths near the Alewife T station. It’s a key green corridor along the Minuteman Bikeway and Fitchburg Cutoff Path, making it popular with cyclists, runners, and commuters. Boardwalks and footpaths wind through marshes where you can spot red-winged blackbirds, herons, and turtles. The reservation also plays a vital role in local flood control and wildlife habitat. While not remote, it offers a welcome dose of nature in the city and easy access to larger trail networks in the region.

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3.89 km

Alewife Brook Reservation

Highlight • Forest

Very close to the city, yet it feels like you're in the middle of the countryside. A visit or stop is definitely worthwhile.

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7.45 km

Powder House Square

Highlight • Monument

Powder House Square, also called Powder House Circle, is a prominent rotary and neighborhood in Somerville, Massachusetts. It serves as a 6-way intersection of College Avenue, Broadway, Warner Street, and Powder House Boulevard. Located near Tufts University's southern campus and adjacent to Nathan Tufts Park, the square is named after the historic 18th-century Powder House situated in the park, just across the road from the square. The Powder House played a key role in the events leading to the American Revolutionary War. In one of the first hostile acts of the conflict, British soldiers removed colonial gunpowder from the site, sparking huge public backlash known as "the Powder Alarm."

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8.10 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

7.52 km

377 m

136 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

3.31 km

3.04 km

934 m

554 m

131 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Friday 14 August

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Alewife Brook Reservation – Alewife Brook Reservation loop from Ball Square

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Alewife Brook Reservation

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