Bruce Freeman Rail Trail & Contemplative Seating Area
The Bruce Freeman Rail Trail is a multi-use pathway that winds its way through the communities of Lowell, Chelmsford, Westford, Carlisle, Acton, Concord, Sudbury, and Framingham, Massachusetts.
Created from the 25-mile route of the old New Haven Railroad Framingham & Lowell line, the trail has a 10-foot wide pavement with 2-foot wide packed shoulders on each side, and accommodates non-motorized uses such as jogging, walking, cycling, rollerblading, and cross-country skiing.
As the trail traverses near Warner’s pond in Concord, it runs parallel to the cemetery, and one can catch a glimpse of the large white cross standing majestically through the trees as you stroll or bike past the open field where cemetery laid hidden.
The project plans to construct a contemplative seating area (shown above) overlooking the cemetery with an interpretive panel, and bench of reclaimed ship timbers (right), funded with Concord Community Preservation Act Funds proposed for Town Meeting 2024.
