Name: Bike From Holliston Charles Rail Trail.
Start: 2024-11-21T10:30:00-05:00
End: 2024-11-21T13:00:00-05:00

PLEASE READ Entire Write-Up before signing up. I spoke to the owner of The Boston Honey Company and she has agreed to let up park in their parking lot as long as you agree to purchase honey or something similar from their store. They have been abused by other groups that have taken up their parking lot and only purchased a bottle of water. Please let me know in comments if you plan to use the parking lot or if you plan to find parking in the area instead. This is also the stores busy time because they sell a lot of gift baskets for Thanksgiving. They carry everything, including honey, candles, maple syrup, skin care, and T-Shirts. I will be riding my bike, but this is a beautiful walk for those interested in walking.

About the Route
Description & Parking
The Upper Charles Trail makes the shape of a checkmark. Walkers will not be walking the entire trail entire trail. Holliston, to the eastern end point in Sherborn. Refer to the TrailLink Map for details.
From the western endpoint, the asphalt trail heads south, we will mostly be on the unpaved sections which are flat but a little easier to walk on then paved sections of this trail in the eastern part of the trail in Holliston.

Leaving Milford, the trail Crossing the town line into Holliston, the trail surface becomes crushed stone. Just south of Holliston's town center, the trail uses the Phipps Tunnel to cross Highland St. Designed for steam trains, the tunnel's curved stones make it a historic
In Holliston, trail passes a historic depot that now houses local shops. Northeast of the town is the trail's crown jewel, the Bogastow Brook Viaduct, a beautiful stone bridge with eight arches. As the trail nears its eastern trailend, it traverses the nature-filled Dopping Brook Conservation Area. The Upper Charles Trail's eastern trailend is just over the town line between Holliston and Sherborn, at Whitney St & Mill Stone Dr (Sherborn)

Trail History

The Upper Charles Trail is a rail-trail on two historic rail lines: the Milford Branch and the Milford Secondary. The segment between Milford and Sherborn was formerly the Milford Branch of the Boston and Albany Railroad. The line opened in 1847. After declining in the early 20th century, passenger service on the Milford Branch ended in 1959, and freight in the late 70s.

The Milford Secondary, north of Milford, was opened in 1872, and originally leased by the Providence & Worcester Railroad (P&W). Over the mid-20th century, the line's rail companies petitioned abandon the line, which was allowed between Hopkinton and Milford in 1959. The present-day trail spur from Fino Park into the town of Milford was abandoned in 1987

Plans for a rail-trail began in the 1980s, but decades of negotiations between local government and line's owners stalled development. The first segment of the trail opened in 2012.

Parking & Trail Access

The Upper Charles Trail runs between Whitney St & Mill Stone Dr (Sherborn) and 480 Cedar St. (SR 85) (Milford) with parking available at both end points.

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Will you be parking at Boston Honey Company or someplace else.  Please understand as a courtesy to store open please plan to make purchase at store of $10

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