Bruce Freeman Rail Trail
05-29-23, 09:35 AM
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not uncommon for a cyclist to be legally in the right, but not popular with a local resident. why spoil a fun day w/ rude encounters. at least you tried something new
not far from that spot, I have parked at the Sanborn School aka Concord Middle School & worked my way to the back lot, then across a field, to a little foot trail, to the paved trail. seemed harmless enough, on the weekend that I tried it, one time, a cpl yrs ago
heading out soon w/ Wifey to the RBT from Concord ctr to Bedford. hoping not to get bitten by a dog off leash. Wifey recently heard about another dog bite on next-door.com
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05-29-23, 03:55 PM
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And while scrolling Google Maps to find potential parking areas, it shows a Radio Flyers field nearby. I'll have to check that out also.
across the street from where the BFRT ends. this is what the end of the BFRT used to look like
I came out there, crossed 117, then rode into the Davis Farm trails. very pretty. but lost sight of any RR bed in Davis Farm
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July 2019
the round trip from Sanborn, to 117, across 117, into Davis Farm, until the trails get small & confusing, then back North across 117 again & into the brush of the BFRT
I reach route 117 at about the 2:40 mark
before I got digital image stabilization & don't know why the audio cuts out. it's a pretty bad video, I'm sorry
just some of the bushwhacking
the round trip from Sanborn, to 117, across 117, into Davis Farm, until the trails get small & confusing, then back North across 117 again & into the brush of the BFRT
I reach route 117 at about the 2:40 mark
before I got digital image stabilization & don't know why the audio cuts out. it's a pretty bad video, I'm sorry
just some of the bushwhacking
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07-25-23, 01:34 PM
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A couple of PSAs from the BFRT Facebook page:
Chelmsford DPW will be conducting mowing operations on the Bruce Freeman Rail Trail starting Tuesday July 25th and for the remainder of the week until finished. Please use care when you see the machine on the trail and pass only when safe to do so.
Message from Westford Public Works, the Bruce Freeman Rail Trail will be closed on Wednesday, July 26 from 7:30 am to Noon for the removal of a tree. Closure is from Greenwood Road to Griffin Road.
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07-27-23, 03:57 PM
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An otherwise unremarkable ride mostly on the BFRT today. That tree in Westford has indeed been cleared, but mowing in Chelmsford hasn't gotten far, as of the early afternoon. The machine was doing the section north of town center and nothing else had been cut yet.
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Nice colors this week and a good crowd on the path. I began in West Concord, heading north up to Rte 225. That was the southern-most point in 2012 when I rode down from Lowell. Turning around there, I headed south to the end at Powder Mill. This was a fun ride!
More pictures from this ride in the link below
More pictures from this ride in the link below
11-08-23, 07:40 AM
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fwiw - driving to work this morning, noticed some new signage at one of the Route 27 crossings. the really awkward, off-angle crossing.
or maybe I just never noticed it before???
https://maps.app.goo.gl/chRG5C18N6Fn5W5fA
or maybe I just never noticed it before???
https://maps.app.goo.gl/chRG5C18N6Fn5W5fA
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The signpost was there in Mid-October. A women asked if I were lost while looking it 
Hey I meant to post this comparison last month (2012 - 2023)
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Hey I meant to post this comparison last month (2012 - 2023)
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& wow, nice comparison! look at that! trying to think when I first started riding that trail. my kids were small & we used to park in the dirt patch
we drove there to ride to the Brickhouse for lunch. I guess I never really looked South. I'll bet that would have been fun to explore!
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I never noticed that particular one before, either, but as you say that's a bad crossing and I keep my eyes on the road. It's the same design as several others that were installed near NARA Park earlier this summer so it's probably been there for a few months.
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