MCRT: Stow
About MCRT Stow
Stow is still a relatively rural town, best known for its apple orchards, farms, golf and open spaces. The MCRT passes through just 300’ of Stow’s southern border, bordered by wetlands and by Ferjulian’s Farm in Hudson.
A short distance from the MCRT is the village of Gleasondale, which contains a mill that was developed in the 1800s along the Assabet River. This village, originally known as Rockbottom, contains many remnants of this mill history and a tight-knit village with many beautiful historic homes. While there are no commercial businesses or public restrooms in Gleasondale, a short ride will bring you to Honey Pot Hill Orchard, Lake Boon, and a gravel recreational trail which leads to the Assabet River Rail Trail and downtown Maynard.
Visiting the MCRT in Stow
Access Points:
Parking Lot on Wilkins Street in Hudson, just over the town line and then travel East into Stow​
Additional Resources
​Connecting Trails:
From the Wilkins Street parking lot, you can ride the MCRT West into Hudson or pick up the Assabet River Rail Trail into Hudson and Marlborough​
A Brief History of the MCRT in Stow
The railroad in this corridor later operated in the late 1970s. In 2022, the Eversource/DCR project began, placing an underground power line from the Wayland substation to Hudson, reconstructing several bridges, and paving the path over the power line.
For more information on the MCRT in Stow
This section of the MCRT is managed by the MA Department of Conservation and Recreation
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Northampton Hadley Amherst Palmer Belchertown Ware Hardwick New Braintree Barre Oakham Rutland Holden West Boylston Sterling Clinton Berlin Bolton Hudson Stow Sudbury Wayland Weston Waltham Belmont Somerville Cambridge Boston
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