• The Slater Mill (yellow) and Wilkinson Mill (stone), along the Blacktone River in Pawtucket RI

    Blackstone River Valley

    National Heritage Corridor MA,RI

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  • BLACKSTONE RIVER SAFETY ALERT

    DUE TO HIGH AND FAST WATER CONDITIONS ON THE BLACKSTONE RIVER AND ITS TRIBUTARIES, WE STRONGLY RECOMMEND NOT GOING OUT IN CANOES OR KAYAKS OR OTHER SMALL VESSELS ON THE RIVER UNTIL WATER LEVELS AND FLOW HAVE RETURNED TO NORMAL. PLEASE BE SAFE!

Blackstone River Bikeway The Massachusetts Section

Massachusetts Bikeway Map
Work has just begun on the 28 mile long Massachusetts section of the Bikeway. In June of 2005 the Grand Opening ceremony was held for 2.5 miles of Bikeway that were opened to the public. The Bikeway will ultimately extend from Worcester's City Common/Union Station to the Massachusetts / Rhode Island state line. As the Bikeway extends south, it will connect several historic mill villages and the Blackstone River and Canal Heritage State Park where remnants of the Blackstone Canal are evident. The Massachusetts section of the Bikeway will ultimately be under the management of the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation.

During construction, the interim on-road bikeway generally follows the Blackstone River as it meanders through six towns on its way to the Rhode Island border.

To view maps of the completed segement of the Bikeway in Massachusetts, as well as an overview map and detailed maps of the planned bikeway route, please follow the links below.

Massachusetts Bikeway map
Worcester detail
Millbury detail
Uxbridge detail
River Bend Farm detail
Blackstone detail

Did You Know?

Nipmuck Dancing

Parts of three different Native American nations lived in the Blackstone River Valley: the Nipmuc, the Wampanoag and the Narragansett. Members of each of these nations, along with other Native Americans, still live here today.