Upper Charles River Trail

Pretty decent bike path in the Milford area. I had ridden here before when there was a large chunk of it unfinished. It was far more worth my time now that that section is complete but it’s still not too long in comparison to some of the other bike paths in the region. It makes for a decent ride if you are in the area, but i wouldn’t go out of my way to get there. Most of the path is in the woods, but it does have a few road/​highway crossings that can be a bit tricky in times of high traffic. If you are in the Milford area, stop on by if you want some exercise and fresh air.

I first found out about this path when my boss took me here after work one day. He likes to go on walks to delay returning home when his psychotic girlfriend (according to him) or her psychotic 10yr old daughter (also, according to him) are too much to handle. Sometimes his goal is to wait for them to fall asleep, then go home. I duck out before it gets to that point.
The Upper Charles River Trail will eventually be 24 miles long and through Milford, Ashland, Sherborn, Holliston, and Hopkinton. It’s on an old CSX right of way. I believe the Milford section is the only section complete so far, roughly ~5 miles. I don’t jog that long anyway, especially with the sunset getting earlier.
I usually park at Fino Field and go the trail until it intersects Route 85 by the Sports Authority, then turn back. Round trip is ~4.5 miles GPSed. The trail is paved and has mile markers in ¼ mile increments. Traffic is pretty light when I’m there; dusk, weekdays. I see more walkers and less bikers.
There are unimproved trails through the woods that you can stumble into and I’m still exploring where they all go. Also, I believe what they call «Vietnam» has an entrance on the north end of the trail across US495. NEMBA actually owns it. (
) I’d like to try Vietnam out, but reading reviews saying that there are «6 foot drops out of nowhere» kind of scares me.