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

The Bakery Run

transit · 5.7 mi · ~90 min · Greater Boston

Charles River Bike Path Loop

Charles River Bike Path Loop

bike · 4.1 mi · ~27 min · Boston · Cambridge

North Point to City Hall

North Point to City Hall

bike · 1.6 mi · ~10 min · Boston · Cambridge

Shining Sea Bikeway

Shining Sea Bikeway

bike · 8.8 mi · ~57 min · Falmouth · Cape Cod

Cape Cod's original rail trail, from cranberry bogs to ocean views

Wachusett Greenways (Mass Central Rail Trail)

Wachusett Greenways (Mass Central Rail Trail)

bike · 7.3 mi · ~48 min · Princeton · Central MA

Rock cuts, tunnel murals, and the Quabbin-Wachusett water connection

Mystic River Greenway (Alewife to Medford)

Mystic River Greenway (Alewife to Medford)

bike · 6.7 mi · ~41 min · Arlington · Somerville · Medford

Two rivers, two T stations, and 300 years of history between them

Mass Central Rail Trail: Sudbury to Hudson

Mass Central Rail Trail: Sudbury to Hudson

bike · 5.4 mi · ~34 min · Sudbury · Hudson

Rail history, WWII bunkers, and a rare Pine Barrens ecosystem

Marblehead Rail Trail

Marblehead Rail Trail

bike · 5.5 mi · ~39 min · Marblehead · Swampscott

Two historic seaports, tide pools, and a thousand years of stories

Manhan Rail Trail

Manhan Rail Trail

bike · 4.3 mi · ~29 min · Easthampton · Northampton

Presidential history, river sanctuaries, and a mountaintop spur

Battle Road Trail

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

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

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

Fort River Trail (Silvio O. Conte Refuge)

Fort River Trail (Silvio O. Conte Refuge)

walk · 0.9 mi · ~19 min · Amherst

Eight lookouts across wetlands, grasslands, and river forest — fully accessible

The Freedom Trail

The Freedom Trail

walk · 3.5 mi · ~70 min · Boston

The Sunset Pedal

The Sunset Pedal

bike · 1.6 mi · ~10 min · Boston · Cambridge

The B-Line Crawl

The B-Line Crawl

transit · 0.9 mi · ~90 min · Boston · Brookline

Emerald Necklace Bike Route

Emerald Necklace Bike Route

bike · 7.3 mi · ~49 min · Boston · Brookline

Museum Hop

Museum Hop

walk + transit · 3.6 mi · ~180 min · Boston

Minuteman Bikeway

Minuteman Bikeway

bike · 6.4 mi · ~42 min · Cambridge · Arlington · Bedford

Harbor Walk to Eastie Eats

Harbor Walk to Eastie Eats

walk + transit · 1.7 mi · ~60 min · East Boston

Salem by Rail

Salem by Rail

transit · 16.6 mi · ~240 min · Salem · North Shore

Somerville Community Path

Somerville Community Path

bike · 4 mi · ~27 min · Somerville · Cambridge

The Harbor Islands Hop

The Harbor Islands Hop

walk + transit · 18.1 mi · ~420 min · Boston Harbor

A City of Squares

A City of Squares

walk + transit · 4 mi · ~36 min · Somerville · Cambridge

Fresh Pond Loop

Fresh Pond Loop

walk + transit · 1.5 mi · ~34 min · Cambridge