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Blue Heron Loop

Intermediate
 4.1 (13)
  1. Areas
  2. MA
  3. …Boston Metro
  4. …Needham
  5. Cutler Park Reservation
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“A good, easy ride with plenty of roots to bounce over. ”

Shaun Whittaker
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8.4

Miles

13.5

KM
Singletrack

136' 42 m

High

83' 25 m

Low

198' 60 m

Up

199' 61 m

Down

1%

Avg Grade (1°)

5%

Max Grade (3°)

Dogs Leashed

E-Bikes Unknown

Family Friendly The trail is a very easy singletrack and the Heart Healthy Loop is all easy fire road.

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If you stick to the Blue Heron Trail then there are some annoying parts through parking lots and a stretch along some roads. I'd recommend avoiding the part at the end of Vine Rock Street as it's very overgrown.

Overall, a very easy trail although with some good long boardwalks to traverse. Nothing too steep (up or down) but plenty of rolling with the trail; in fact, I think you could probably do plenty of it with no pedaling at all! The Heart Healthy loop around the pond is a wide fire road with a couple of off-shoot trails that take you up and down the bank.

Parking is super easy, and if the lot is full the kind folks at PTC (the adjacent lot) let you park there on the weekends (please be respectful of their space though!)

Contacts

Land Manager: Mass DCR - Jospeh Allen Skinner and Mt. Holyoke Range State Parks

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Shaun Whittaker
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Trail Ratings

  4.1 from 13 votes

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#1

in Cutler Park Reservation

#80

in Massachusetts

#7,386

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Over the planks, night ride Cutler Park
Dec 13, 2020 near Needham, MA
Under the Tracks - Cutler Park
Dec 13, 2020 near Needham, MA
Night ride under the tracks tunnel - Cutler PArk
Dec 13, 2020 near Needham, MA
Remains of the center section
May 9, 2018 near Needham, MA
The best jump as of 5.9.18
May 9, 2018 near Needham, MA

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Aug 24, 2020
J V
Aug 20, 2020
J V
Jul 11, 2020
Saurav Sharma
2.3mi — 0h 30m
Jun 21, 2020
1D Peguero
9h 18m
Apr 19, 2020
Gary Martins
Jul 19, 2019
Suthir Shanmugasundaram
the boardwalks need some repair so be careful. lots of boards have holes, broke, or are missing. you can ride over most without issues but keep an… 5.3mi — 54h 21m
Jun 2, 2019
Mitch K
Jun 2, 2019
Theja Putta

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