Neponset Greenway Trail

Neponset River Greenway, on the Boston and Milton shore of the Neponset River, is a miles-long, waterfront multi-use trail.

Paddler’s Guide

Explore the Neponset River, from Fowl Meadow to the Neponset Estuary!   We are pleased to offer the Neponset River Paddler’s Guide to help you explore Boston’s “Hidden River”, free of charge. The 8″x23″ fold-able paddler’s guide is divided into 4 sections: Fowl Meadow, Lower Neponset, Neponset Estuary, Major Lakes and Ponds. The guide shows […]

NepRWA Paddlers Explore Estuary

Enjoy the following photo gallery of the Neponset Estuary paddle trip, which took place on May 18, 2014.  Special thanks goes to Board Member Maura O’Gara and Willet Pond Manager, Tom Palmer for leading the way! Story and photos by Tom Palmer Last Sunday afternoon, eight kayaks and two canoes launched from the floating dock […]

Orphan Dam in Hyde Park

Recent development in Boston beside the Tileston and Hollingsworth Dam has made it more visible but no less problematic.   If you’ve canoed the lower river, you know about the Tileston and Hollingsworth Dam–a formidable roadblock on the Milton/Hyde Park line at the former Bay State Paper complex, where the river falls about six feet […]

Quincy RiverWalk

The Quincy RiverWalk is a 2 mile-long public walkway along the Neponset River shore that officially opened on September 30, 2014.  The Watershed Association and other Greenway advocates worked together for almost 10 years to create this public trail along the Quincy shore of the Neponset River. The upstream terminus of the Quincy RiverWalk is […]