Photo: John Phelan / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0Twin Cities Rail Trail
Glacial boulders, Egyptian mummies, and the birthplace of the pink flamingo
Part of the MassTrails 10
Ten signature shared-use trails across Massachusetts, selected by MassDOT and DCR for 2026. Complete them all to earn the Trail Master badge — plus 50 bonus entries in the Shift Your Summer sweepstakes (June 15 – August 15). Complete all 0 routes to earn the Trail Master badge.
A 4.1-mile paved trail connecting Fitchburg and Leominster in north-central Massachusetts. From the Rollstone Boulder glacial erratic to the birthplace of the plastic lawn flamingo, two former industrial cities reveal their creative reinvention.
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
Visit all 5 stops to complete this roam
Twin Cities Trail — North End
Starting point
The Fitchburg trailhead at the north end of the Twin Cities Rail Trail
Learn more →Route: Route — shared road (0.2 mi), Twin Cities Rail Trail — protected bike lane (1.4 mi)
Twin Cities Trail — Midpoint
The midpoint of the Twin Cities Rail Trail near the Fitchburg-Leominster boundary
Learn more →Route: Twin Cities Rail Trail — protected bike lane (1.2 mi)
Twin Cities Trail — South Section
The southern section of the trail approaching Leominster center
Learn more →Route: Twin Cities Rail Trail — protected bike lane (1.2 mi)
Carter Park
Leominster's central park near the flamingo crosswalks celebrating Don Featherstone's 1957 invention
Learn more →Historic Leominster Train Station
Final stop
An 1878 station in the city that went from Comb City to the Plastic Capital of the World
Learn more →Bonus stops nearby
Optional detours worth the extra steps.
Rollstone Boulder
A 110-ton glacial erratic rescued from quarrying in 1930 and reassembled at its present location
Learn more →Fitchburg Art Museum
A museum housing an Egyptian collection including a mummy, plus American and European art
Learn more →Coggshall Park
A 350-acre park with an 8-acre swimming lake, trails, and a disc golf course
Learn more →Doyle Conservation Area
170 acres with 1.5 miles of accessible trails through mixed forest and wetlands
Learn more →How it works
A roam is a guided, self-paced adventure you follow in the free Shift app.
Follow the route
Open this roam in the Shift app and follow the turn-by-turn route at your own pace.
Check in at each stop
The app detects when you arrive and checks you in automatically. No scanning, no codes.
Earn the Twin Cities badge
Complete the roam to earn the Twin Cities badge and 10 XP. Finish all 0 routes in the MassTrails 10 for a bonus badge.