| Charles River Bike Path | |
|---|---|
 A section of the Charles River Bike Path in Cambridge | |
| Length | 23 mi (37 km) |
| Location | Boston, Massachusetts to Auburndale, Massachusetts |
| Trailheads | Boston Science Museum, Norumbega Park |
| Use | Bicycling, inline skating, walking, paddling, rowing[1] |
| Difficulty | easy |
| Season | year round, some parts not plowed in winter |
| Hazards | street crossings, narrow passing |
| Maintained by | Department of Conservation and Recreation |
| Website | https://www.mass.gov/locations/charles-river-reservation |
The Charles River Bike Path is a mixed-use path in the Boston, Massachusetts area. A portion of the trail is named after the cardiologist Paul Dudley White, a prominent advocate of preventive medicine. His research led him to proclaim frequently "I'd like to put everybody on bicycles."[2] In 1955 White served as president Eisenhower's cardiologist and prescribed his famous patient bicycle therapy after his 1955 heart attack.
The path follows both shores of the Charles River from Boston, Massachusetts to Norumbega Park in Newton, passing through Watertown and Waltham.[3] The path consists of several segments in the Charles River Reservation separated by road and bridge crossings and forms part of the planned East Coast Greenway, the 3,000-mile trail system connecting cities from Maine to Florida.
- ^ "A1 Trails site with reviews". A1trails.com. Archived from the original on 2008-09-06. Retrieved 2011-08-31.
- ^ Guroff, Margaret (2016). The mechanical horse: how the bicycle reshaped American life. Austin. ISBN 978-0292743625. OCLC 920683238.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ Pazzanese, Christina (26 September 2004). "Going with the flow". Boston Globe. Retrieved 18 October 2011.