Wakefield-Lynnfield Rail Trail

    The proposed 4.4 mile trail would start in Wakefield, pass under RT-128 in the old Newburyport Railroad tunnel, cross Reedy Meadow and end at the Lynnfield-Peabody border.

    Wakefield Support
    Lynnfield Rail Trail

    • December 2019: At their respective fall town meetings, voters in Wakefield and Lynnfield approved the final design funding for the Wakefield-Lynnfield Rail Trail.
    • April 9, 2019: The Lynnfield Town Meeting votes to approve moving forward to build the rail trail.
    • Sept 10, 2018: Friends of the Lynnfield Rail Trail are awarded a $100,000 Grant for Final Design from the Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR).
    • August 14, 2018: Lynnfield-Wakefield Delegation Secures $500,000 For Rail Trail.
    • May 10, 2018: Wakefield Town Meeting passed an article to acquire the ROW from the MBTA.
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