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Old Colony Rail Trail

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Old Colony Rail Trail
Old Colony Rail Trail in South Chatham
LocationBarnstable County
TrailheadsCape Cod Rail Trail, Harwich
Crowell Road, Chatham
SurfacePaved surface
Right of wayformer railroad line

The Old Colony Rail Trail is a paved rail trail located in Harwich and Chatham, Massachusetts. It occupies the Old Colony Railroad's abandoned Chatham Branch railroad right-of-way. Most of the trail follows roughly the path of the old railbed, except for deviations around the Chatham Municipal Airport and a utility yard in Harwich. Its west end connects to the Cape Cod Rail Trail in Harwich at a bike rotary.

A multi-use path along George Ryder Road is planned to separate trail users from auto traffic. $323,000 in state funding for design and construction was awarded in 2022.[1]

References

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  1. ^ "2022 MassTrails Awards (81 Projects)". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. June 2022. p. 2.
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