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Newton Park and Conservation Lands
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Williams-Saco Streets Riverwalk
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LOCATION: Newton Upper Falls
Location
and driving directions on Google Maps for entrances at:
Williams Street Saco Street
Newton Conservators trail map (Buy a copy of our trail guide)
Other maps and aerial
photos: Newton Assessor Bing
Nearby: Hemlock Gorge
SIZE: 1.5 acres
LONGEST WALK : 0.5 miles
ACQUIRED: 1980
ADMINISTERED BY: Conservation Commission
FEATURES:
Field with crabapple trees,
wildflowers, and mowed path paralleling the
Charles River. Path connects to a conservation
restriction path alongside condos.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
The riverwalk ends at an abandoned railroad embankment. The railroad line has been proposed to be converted into an extension of the MBTA Green Line, and also a bicycle trail that would be part of the proposed Bay Colony Rail Trail.
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