MERRIMACK RIVER TRAIL:
LOWELL-NEWBURYPORT, MASSACHUSETTS
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Last Updated: May 29, 2025
Length: Merrimack River Trail; Tyngsborough, MA: Riverfront Park; 0.2 miles
Merrimack River Trail; Lowell, MA: Vandenberg Esplanade; 1.4 miles
Merrimack River Trail; Lowell, MA: Lowell Riverwalk; 1.7 miles
Merrimack River Trail; Lowell, MA: Northeast Shore; 1.7 miles
Merrimack River Trail; Lowell, MA: South Shore; 0.6 miles
Merrimack River Trail; Methuen, MA: Raymond J. Martin Riverside Park; 0.4 mile Loop. Francis Morse Park Spur; 0.4 miles
Merrimack River Trail; Lawrence, MA: Riverfront State Park; 0.8 mile Loop
Merrimack River Trail; Lawrence, MA: Pemberton Park; 0.4 miles
Merrimack River Trail; Haverhill, MA: Merrimack River Park; 0.3 miles
Merrimack River Trail; Haverhill, MA: Baypoint Riverfront; unknown
Merrimack River Trail; Haverhill, MA: Haverhill Riverwalk; 0.6 miles w/gaps
Merrimack River Trail; Bradford, MA: Bradford Rail Trail; 0.8 miles
Merrimack River Trail; Newburyport, MA: Maudslay State Park; Unknown
Difficulty: Easy. Flat paved trails.
Directions:
Lowell Sections; See; Merrimack River Trail; Lowell Sections .
Lawrence Sections; See; Merrimack River Trail; Lawrence Sections .
Haverhill/Bradford Sections; See; Bradford Rail Trail .
The Merrimack River enters MA from the NH border at Tyngsborough, MA. The Merrimack River Trail is an envisioned 50 mile multi-use Greenway following the river from Tyngsborough through the communities of Dracut, Chelmsford, Lowell, Tewksbury, Andover, Methuen, Lawrence, North Andover, Haverhill, Groveland, Merrimac, West Newbury, Amesbury, Newburyport, Salisbury and Newbury. Several sections have also been completed in NH, as part of the GRANITE RAIL TRAIL in Manchester & Concord. The Northern Rail Trail also partially follows the Merrimack River from Concord North, to Franklin.
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