South Coast Bikeway

Connecting the Communities of South Coast Massachusetts by bicycle

Mattapoisett Rail Trail

Ribbon cutting! New Trail Segment Opens!

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Elevated bicycle path over beach and river.
Group of Massachusetts Officials cutting the ribbon on the Shining Tides section of the Mattapoisett Rail Trail.
Local and state officials, and local advocates cut the ribbon on the Mattapoisett Rail Trail’s “Shining Tides Mile” extension of the shared use path that completed the route from Mattapoisett Neck Road to Goodspeed Island Road at a ceremony on 6/12/23. L-R: Mattapoisett Select Board members Jordan Collyer and Jodi Lynn Bauer; MassDOT Highway Administrator Jonathan Gulliver; MassDOT Secretary/CEO, Gina Fiandaca; William Straus, Mass. State Representative and Chairperson of the Joint Committee on Transportation; Rail Trail founder Steve Kelleher; Ray Rose; Rob Price; Audra Riding, aide to Mass. State Senator Mark Montigny. Photo by Beth David.
However you propel yourself!
Map illustrating the Mattapoisett Rail Trail.

Phase 1B is now complete and ready to experience on foot or bike.