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Old 01-10-23, 07:56 PM
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Bruce Freeman Rail Trail

do we not have a thread for this trail? I know of another that mentions it, but none just for it?

anyway, got out on it tonite. it was pretty empty. nice to have good weather & clear dry trails. not much to see but I have some video frames









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Old 01-11-23, 07:20 AM
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I think we have the BFRT pretty well covered (perhaps even overrepresented?) in the Metro Boston thread. Most of my rides involve the BFRT in some form but I'd still prefer to follow the other thread and post there.
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Old 01-16-23, 04:55 PM
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Acton 4pm


very wet, very compactable, good for snowmen but your gloves would get soaking wet
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Originally Posted by rumrunn6 View Post
Acton 4pm


very wet, very compactable, good for snowmen but your gloves would get soaking wet
I’m not far from there and that pic could’ve been taken in my driveway. Definitely the heavy wet stuff. Let’s see how tomorrow shakes out. I am firmly in the Zwift camp this time of year, but I’d love to get out for a solid run on the BRFT this weekend if at all possible. A storm might be brewing Thursday into Friday though, so who knows what that will look like at this point.
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Originally Posted by thin_concrete View Post
I’d love to get out for a solid run on the BRFT this weekend if at all possible. A storm might be brewing Thursday into Friday though, so who knows what that will look like at this point.
gonna be melt/refreeze, melt/refreeze w/ dashes of more mixed precip this week & next. timing will be everything
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First day of work on the Sudbury section today! Clearing vegetation. Photo shamelessly grabbed off the BFRT Facebook page.

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First day of work on the Sudbury section today! Clearing vegetation. Photo shamelessly grabbed off the BFRT Facebook page.

commendable! is that a gas line right there in the middle sticking up?
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Originally Posted by rumrunn6 View Post
commendable! is that a gas line right there in the middle sticking up?
Wouldn’t that be nice? Place to warm your hands in the winter, or make a hot dog in the summer!
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Looks like some real scenic rail to trails there. Most of the ones around me are dead straight, no hills and not much scenery. It is nice to not have to deal with any cars though, and there are quite a few routes to choose from.
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Looks like some real scenic rail to trails there. Most of the ones around me are dead straight, no hills and not much scenery. It is nice to not have to deal with any cars though, and there are quite a few routes to choose from.
yeah definitely nice to eliminate the "cagers" from the equation!
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from Ice House Pond to a little past the 44 marker. wherever that is
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Originally Posted by rumrunn6 View Post
from Ice House Pond to a little past the 44 marker. wherever that is
I've been wondering about the significance of those markers myself. I don't see them on any trail map that I'm aware of.
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I've been wondering about the significance of those markers myself. I don't see them on any trail map that I'm aware of.
it can't mean 44 miles from Boston, can it? I think this was in Westford or Chelmsford. maybe next time I'll use my bike computer & at least measure the distance from the trailhead in Acton
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it can't mean 44 miles from Boston, can it? I think this was in Westford or Chelmsford. maybe next time I'll use my bike computer & at least measure the distance from the trailhead in Acton
If they're mile markers I'm joining Strava after all, and go on to win TT gold at the Paris Olympics They're much too close for that. I've been trying to count pedal revolutions in between them but never seem to manage. Yes, that's out here in Chelmsford/Westford.
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closed just South of Elderberry Way, Westford, for tree removal at 8am

https://goo.gl/maps/moWm76XRKSEcw4n59
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you absolutely can park near the condos in Chelmsford
at marker 34




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saw this on FB

Message from the Town of Sudbury:
"Preliminary vegetation clearing and invasive species removal has been mostly completed in the southern portion of the corridor from its intersection with Haynes Road down to the Station Road area. Rail removal will commence during the week of February 13, 2023. This work will start in the area where the corridor intersects with Hudson Road and head northward. Rails will be cut and removed in sections, and immediately followed by the installation of erosion control measures to allow additional vegetation and tie removal, and grading to get underway."

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https://brucefreemanrailtrail.org/fe...DMLp-UrirJxyMg
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Been to the BFRT a bunch of times the last few years. I'm there on half day Fridays so it's not very busy and just a fun out and back ride away from the steel bulls.
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wonder how long that stretch of railroad track is where they just cleared the brush. there was a section I rode one summer that crossed route 117. that was fun but rough
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