HAGGETTS RAIL TRAIL:
ANDOVER, MASSACHUSETTS
-BIKE IT OR HIKE IT-
Last Updated: August 12, 2025
Length: Haggetts Rail Trail; 1 mile
Difficulty: Moderate. Flat, hard packed dirt, gravel and stone-dust rail trail. 2025: Easy. Paved rail trail after trail upgrade.
Directions:
Starting from High Plain Road parking area [Northern End]; From I-93 take exit 39 to Route 133 and head east to Greenwood Rd. Head left and travel 0.8 miles to High Plain Rd. Head left, traveling underneath the highway and come to the parking lot on your left after 0.6 miles.
Starting from Haggetts Pond Road parking area [Southern End]; From I-495 take exit 94 to Route 133 and head east for 1.3 miles. Turn left onto Haggett's Pond Rd and you'll quickly come to a small parking area on your right.
Haggett's Rail Trail follows the former rail bed of the Lowell & Lawrence RR North-South and passing by Haggett's Pond. For more information visit; HAGGETTS RAIL TRAIL .
Starting from High Plain Road parking area [Northern End]; Travel past the gate and you'll come to a Map Board.
Note; Phase 1construction is underway, as of June 2025, along the Southern Section of the trail, which is closed. The Northern Section will then close for construction, which includes paving the trail and rebuilding the High Plain parking lot. Be sure to check town page for notices. See; HAGGETTS RAIL TRAIL .
The hard packed dirt & gravel Haggett's Rail Trail travels South, through the woods. Exit the woods at 0.5 miles and cross a causeway between Haggetts Pond and a marsh.
Note; Phase 1 construction is underway, as of June 2025. Trail closed past here. The project will include the paving of a 0.6-mile section of the rail trail, the installation of a new boardwalk and scenic overlook area, the construction of a new parking area on Haggetts Pond Road, and the addition of amenities such as benches and upgraded signage.
Trail continues through the woods and alongside Haggetts Pond, bringing you to the Haggetts Pond Road parking area after 1 mile.
Note; South, the old rail bed is not accessible at this time, however, Phase 2 construction will extend the trail another 0.6 miles to Bellevue Rd, where another parking lot will be built.
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