Forty Steps Beach – Rumney Marsh Reservation loop from Melrose Highlands

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Forty Steps Beach – Rumney Marsh Reservation loop from Melrose Highlands

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Forty Steps Beach – Rumney Marsh Reservation loop from Melrose Highlands

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73.8km

320m

Cycling

Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: September 10, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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9.12 km

Northern Strand Community Trail

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

With the exception of only one block closed for cosmetic landscaping, on which they were working today, the whole trail is open in spite of the maps. Now you can …

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13.3 km

Saugus River Reservation

Highlight • River

The Saugus River Reservation is a scenic wetland along the Saugus River, which stretches 13 miles and drains a watershed of approximately 47 square miles.

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18.5 km

Lynn Shore Reservation

Nature Reserve

20.4 km

Nahant Road Coastal Path and Beach

Highlight (Segment) • Beach

The Nahant Road run has some great sprint stretches. Also you can park and lock up your bike and if you flip a buck to the counter help at the …

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22.1 km

Black Rock Beach

Beach

23.2 km

Lewis Cove

Highlight • Beach

Lewis Cove is a beautiful cove in Nahant. There is a beach that is open to the public and a picnic area.

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23.6 km

Pond Beach

Beach

25.5 km

Forty Steps Beach

Highlight • Beach

Very pretty! It's actually a good thing that you're hardly allowed to park on this beautiful island, otherwise it would probably be completely blocked by cars. Go there by bike! 🙂

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30.5 km

Nahant Beach/Lynn Shore Reservations

Nature Reserve

43.5 km

This area was first fortified in 1634 and stands as one of the oldest English coastal fortifications in the US. In 1892, the fort was converted into a town park, remaining open to the public ever since.

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48.2 km

Marblehead Rail Trail

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

The 4-mile (6.4 km) Marblehead Rail Trail leads through Marblehead's coastal scenes. The trail is part of the East Coast Greenway which links Maine to Florida.

The rail-trail was once …

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65.1 km

Rumney Marsh Reservation

Highlight • Natural

Once transatlantic seaplane airliner arrived here at Revere airport, today it's a beautiful nature reservation. The Northern Strand Community Trail leads right along.

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73.8 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

33.1 km

16.7 km

10.5 km

8.17 km

3.42 km

1.87 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

62.6 km

8.39 km

1.65 km

545 m

Elevation

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Weather

Today

Sunday 11 October

15°C

6°C

54 %

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Max wind speed: 8.0 km/h

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Comments

February 18, 2023,Von Cambridge / Boston nach Salem, über Northern Strand Trail und Nahant

Great tour from Boston by bike up to Salem, then strolled a little there - we went back by train.
There are also a lot of bike paths and bike routes in the greater Boston area - not bad! Shortly after the departure in the early morning (-4 degrees C🥶) very nice bike paths started at North Point Park. We …

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