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E M E R a L D Necklace ay ssw ro t C B o BROOKLINE BROOKLINE rgen yls . Sa VILLAGE e OLMSTED to v A . n . l CAMBRIDGE . St t S l EMERALD 15 Dr HISTORIC t a an . ( nce m Pe t S SITE R i k r nw ki o i Pr Par ns St. u This map was conceived and produced by the Emerald Necklace Conservancy in partnership 3/4 MILE t esnu e sp A NORTH with the National Park Service (Challenge Cost Share Program). 9) Ch RIVERWAY GREEN D LINE LONGWOOD NECKLACE P Po o nd A Br t. n ookli S d ne Av Netherlands Rd. S v 20 e . t. e . parks KELLY . Rd. ve Ave 22 GREEN D LINE Fallon d d. CIRCLE Pon Field kway FAULKNER R 16 17 r Pa WALTER HOSPITAL r . d. ! TEMPLE 23 Allandale e t St WARD’S STREET ombA V ISRAEL VE . s I WALKING AND RUNNING DISTANCES t c y JAMAICA d BURYING e r S POND n R h C R ler D GROUND e e hit Ma o LEVERETT nt c Y P R re t A IV . 24 K S s 21 Hunt t W MURRAY POND If you would like to add physical activity to your daily life, the Walt . mb W w E Br e R ve R a CIRCLE R lo W ookli POND l i A IV R O i ng A n E PAR W Cen B t. 18 t Y e A RW Emerald Necklace offers beautiful paths that are convenient to tre St. e S W on ve. P AY R inc 19 RIVERWAY ilgri A Pr St. ood m Rd. different neighborhoods. Here are a few suggestions. d w r s St. g cha B . ci n Or y J WHEELOCK FENWAY Distances are approximate. n A Y Rd A Lo M ne M W ran COLLEGE 14 AICA MISSION F C o BACK OF Perkins r o nster J rai 12 mmo A St. THE HILL PARK u M Y LONGWOOD MEDICAL & ACADEMIC AREA LANDMARK 13 D A ne GREEN D LINE A . St. ICAW S. Huntington INCLUDING BRIGHAM AND WOMEN’S HOSPITAL, CENTER t e Public Garden, at Charles St., to Charlesgate East: o St. v S BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER, n i t. S HEATH Ce l w s A t . Y E . e CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL BOSTON h e V d Av GREEN E LINE EMMANUEL A roundtrip 2.5 miles n . n alth a o t t ngt COLLEGE W E Bo r S Bu oug te ti e S n OLMSTED r V s u N I y Av r d H 10 h . ls s S u n R t s t FE o Back Bay Fens Loop (Endpoints: Boylston Bridge & Ave Louis B . o 31 e. ey S oc D n B P HARVARD MEDICAL ro L S okli PARK LONGWOOD t. n FENWOOD SCHOOL e A Pasteur): roundtrip 1.6 miles t. C ve. S u s ROAD CHARLES RIVER t ter S PARK . AY J Cen HARVARD SCHOOL Ave Lo o tre S uis P J s t. aste a OF PUBLIC HEALTH ur Riverway Loop (Fenway T Station to Netherlands Road): W eph t R m . BRIGHAM FENWAY KENMORE a e St FENWAY roundtrip 1.5 miles 11 O i tr ca CIRCLE S Cen MASSACHUSETTS EVANS SIMMONS PARK B t . GREEN E LINE S COLLEGE OF WAY COLLEGE ! R V t . PHARMACY AND PARK A HEALTH SERVICES Leverett Pond Loop (Good for families with small children): th St. roundtrip .7 mile JAMAICA PLAIN ea ISABELLA BACK BAY FENS H MISSION HILL STEWART ARNOLD MASSART GARDNER PA CHARLESGATE MUSEUM 25 R K e W Jamaica Pond Circumference: 1.5 miles S gat ou C D rles e LONGWOOD R ha ARBORETUM th St n C t MEDICAL AREA IV t re St. n St. S St. E . th St. B Arnold Arboretum, Hunnewell Bldg. 13 to Peter’s Hill Summit 10 : e u g o n e S GREEN E LINE a o co t roundtrip 3.5 miles Gre F ls E n y N Charlesgate E St. s Pran A o W 26 30 32 g B ui AY a o 28 ssi Franklin Park Walking Loop: 2.5 miles ROSLINDALE L 27 31 . Washington St. z ve MUSEUM R GREEN LINE ORANGE LINE Hyde Par OF d. ass A k Ave. MUSEUM OF FINE MUDDY M FINE ARTS RIVER FOREST ARTS . 29 HILLS ORANGE LINE e ORANGE LINE WENTSWORTH Bo . Jam Washin y SOUTHWEST CORRIDOR PARK INSTITUTE lst es ss gt rsyth Av ord St a o n St OF TECHNOLOGY o enway o f J. S p . 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HILLS i S S rc LIBRARY l u y FISHER l . it Wa e i LEMUEL D el CEMETERY WALKIN r 1 lnut A SOUTH BAY COPLEY COLLEGE H SHATTUCK G L iv GREEN LINE rk O e v ORANGE LINE e ARTHUR lk HOSPITAL O e. B rton St P HARBOR TRAIL FIEDLER Wa 2 FOOTBRIDGE CHARLES Mo TRINITY C /MGH anterb CHURCH u t. ry S n S t. H B o PUBLIC arold MAP DATA MARCH, 2010 BACK BAY oy gt St. 36 in ! lsto rl RED LINE LEGEND A n St. 3 Park V GARDEN iew Ame St. 38 BEACON ri V can Legio Hum PAVED PATHWAYS SIGNAL-PROTECTED CROSSWALK EMERGENCY CALL BOX boldt A 40 HILL PARK SCARBORO 6 ve. VEHICLES POND ARLINGTON 37 Bea We n C ONLY 39 H CAUTION – UNPROTECTED CROSSWALK a 9 V UNPAVED PATHWAYS ! c st ighway n MBTA STATION on St. Main te r . BOSTON b (www.mbta.com) t ur P S S VISTA s t SUGGESTED BIKE ROUTE IN PARK . y FRANKLIN O V rle a S O t L Ch . FRANKLIN MBTA TRACKS ABOVE GROUND COMMON G RESTROOMS 42 IN PARK W PARK SUGGESTED WALKING ROUTE MASSACHUSETTS K BOSTON L 43 STATE HOUSE A A ZOO SOUTH END L W NATURE K Elm H PARKING I ill Ave TOT LOT PLAYGROUND N . SUGGESTED BIKE ROUTE ON STREET 41 44 CENTER G (Assuming travel from Arlington Street towards Franklin Park) ORANGE LINE L GOLF COURSE SUFFOLK MATTAPAN O . O PICNIC AREA t P Regulations: Please see posted regulations because EMERSON S UNIVERSITY t. COLLEGE 46 they vary from park to park. In most of the parks, dogs rk n S American Legion Highway PEDESTRIAN ENTRANCE 45 a to M P r aple St CAFE must be on leash. BOYLSTON . (Franklin Park & Arnold Arboretum only) nt St PARK STREET Ha Mo Tremo rvard CHURCH St. PARK ST. 0 .25 Mile .5 Mile .75 Mile 1 Mile t. ORANGE LINE S 4 r 5 e GOV’T v a CHINATOWN e NEW ENGLAND CENTER S Blue MEDICAL CENTER Hill Ave. DOWNTOWN CROSSING ve. CHINATOWN Blue Hill A DORCHESTER RED LINE STATE PARK FEATURES 1 White Stadium 6 Schoolmaster Hill: Named for Ralph Waldo Emerson 12 Larz Anderson Bonsai Collection: See the oldest 16 Pinebank Promontory: A peaceful spot in this 21 Leverett Pond: Leverett Pond is a fine example 26 James P. Kelleher Rose Garden: Designed by 30 Victory Gardens: Victory Gardens were cultivated 35 William Lloyd Garrison Statue: Publisher of 41 Central Burying Ground: Purchased in 1756 and who lived near this site in the 1820s when he was a and smallest trees at the Arboretum. Open mid-April to busy park, the promontory’s stunning views across the of Olmsted’s skill combining landscape, water, and landscape architect Arthur Shurcliff in the 1920s, this during World Wars I and II to ease demand on the “The Liberator” and founder of the New England Anti- added to the Common in 1839, this is the final resting 2 Overlook Shelter Ruins: Originally a field house, it schoolteacher in Roxbury. This hidden spot has picnic early November. Pond and cooling breezes through tall pines made it an structure into his designs. Islands were created to provide garden was restored by the City of Boston and the wartime food supply. Today the plots are tended by Slavery Society, Garrison was a powerful voice in the place for Revolutionary War soldiers and many others.
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