Tag: Mass Central Rail Trail

“Duck, Duck, Goose”

An early morning walk on the Mass Central Rail Trail in Rutland, MA.

Watching waterfowl on Rail Trail reminds me of the classic children’s game.

Ice Hike

An arctic blast greeted me on a visit to the Charnock Tunnel, a section of the Mass Central Rail Trail in Rutland, MA.

The recently painted mural inside the railroad tunnel is in stark contrast to the ice just feet away.

Hiking sticks are a must on this trail.

Tunnel Vision

A tunnel on the Mass Central Rail Trail provides a surprising sight for both art and nature lovers.

One can walk through the hill on the Mass Central Rail Trail in Rutland, MA.

Brilliant colors and exposed layers of rock vie for attention.

Unexpectedly, hikers spy a tunnel up ahead.

Inside, wanderers find a colorful woodland mural created by local amateur artists of all ages.

Flora and fauna of the nearby woods and fields are depicted on the walls in this work in progress.

Nature artwork blends with the leaf-strewn path at the end of the tunnel.

And it’s off on the open road (or trail) once again.

I Walk the Line

Photographs from a return visit to the Mass Central Rail Trail.

Mass Central Rail Trail, Rutland, MA

Mass Central Rail Trail

An autumn stroll on one of the Mass Central Rail Trail’s fifty-one miles of linear park.

Mass Central Rail Trail, Rutland MA

Partners in twenty-six communities are working to reopen a disused railroad line that spanned 104 miles from Northampton to Boston, MA. The line is being converted to a linear park for hiking, biking, jogging and relaxing. So far, fifty-one miles have been repurposed.