Photo: Karl AlexanderShift Roams · Arlington · Somerville · Medford
Alewife Brook to Mystic River Greenway
Two rivers, two T stations, and 300 years of history between them
This roam covers 6.7 miles of the 7.1-mile urban greenway connecting Cambridge's Alewife Station to Medford's Wellington Station along two river corridors. Features one of New England's largest constructed wetlands, the oldest stone structure in Massachusetts, and views of the Amelia Earhart Dam.
Numbered pins are the roam's stops; gold rings are bonus stops. Check in at each stop in the Shift app to complete the roam.
The route, leg by leg
Alewife Reservation Constructed Wetland → Middlesex Canal Marker
2.36 mi · ~14 minMiddlesex Canal Marker → Torbert MacDonald Park
3.01 mi · ~19 minTorbert MacDonald Park → Amelia Earhart Dam
1.37 mi · ~8 minBonus stops nearby
Optional detours worth the extra steps.
Old Powder House
The oldest stone structure in Massachusetts, erected in 1703 as a windmill and later used for gunpowder storage
Roam it for real
Open this roam in the free Shift app to follow the route, check in at each stop, and earn the Alewife to Mystic badge.