Shift Roams
Routes worth roaming
Guided walking, biking, and transit adventures — rail trails, greenways, harbor loops, and food crawls. Preview any route here, then follow along in the free Shift app to check in at each stop and earn the badge.
The Bakery Run
transit · 5.7 mi · ~90 min · Cambridge
The Charles Loop
bike · 4.1 mi · ~27 min · Boston · Cambridge
The World Cup Express
transit · 24.6 mi · ~300 min · Boston · Foxborough
North Point to City Hall
bike · 1.6 mi · ~10 min · Boston · Cambridge
Shining Sea Bikeway
bike · 8.8 mi · ~57 min · Falmouth · Cape Cod
Cape Cod's original rail trail, from cranberry bogs to ocean views
MCRT: Wachusett Greenways
bike · 7.3 mi · ~48 min · Princeton · Central MA
Rock cuts, tunnel murals, and the Quabbin-Wachusett water connection
Alewife Brook to Mystic River Greenway
bike · 6.7 mi · ~41 min · Arlington · Somerville · Medford
Two rivers, two T stations, and 300 years of history between them
MCRT: Sudbury to Hudson (SudHud)
bike · 5.4 mi · ~34 min · Sudbury · Hudson
Rail history, WWII bunkers, and a rare Pine Barrens ecosystem
Marblehead Rail Trail
bike · 4.9 mi · ~33 min · Marblehead · Swampscott
Two historic seaports, tide pools, and a thousand years of stories
Manhan Rail Trail
bike · 4.3 mi · ~29 min · Easthampton · Northampton
Presidential history, river sanctuaries, and a mountaintop spur
Battle Road Trail
walk · 4.9 mi · ~99 min · Lexington · Concord
Walk the path of the American Revolution, from Lexington to Concord
Twin Cities Rail Trail
bike · 4.3 mi · ~28 min · Leominster · Fitchburg
Glacial boulders, Egyptian mummies, and the birthplace of the pink flamingo
WWII Veterans Memorial Trail
bike · 3.4 mi · ~22 min · Agawam · Feeding Hills
From a WWII staging ground to protected wetlands and rare cedar swamps
Silvio O. Conte: Fort River Trail
walk · 0.9 mi · ~19 min · Amherst
Eight lookouts across wetlands, grasslands, and river forest — fully accessible
The Freedom Trail
walk · 3.5 mi · ~70 min · Boston
The Sunset Pedal
bike · 1.6 mi · ~10 min · Boston · Cambridge
The B-Line Crawl
transit · 0.9 mi · ~90 min · Boston · Brookline
The Emerald Necklace Ride
bike · 7.3 mi · ~49 min · Boston · Brookline
Museum Hop
walk + transit · 3.6 mi · ~180 min · Boston
The Minuteman
bike · 6.4 mi · ~42 min · Cambridge · Arlington · Bedford
Harbor Walk to Eastie Eats
walk + transit · 1.7 mi · ~60 min · East Boston
Sail Boston: The Tall Ships Walk
walk + transit · 2.3 mi · ~180 min · Boston
Salem by Rail
transit · 16.6 mi · ~240 min · Salem · North Shore
The Community Path Connector
bike · 4 mi · ~27 min · Somerville · Cambridge
The Harbor Islands Hop
walk + transit · 18.1 mi · ~420 min · Boston Harbor
A City of Squares
walk + transit · 4 mi · ~36 min · Somerville · Cambridge
Fresh Pond Loop
walk + transit · 1.5 mi · ~34 min · Cambridge