Recreation Fitchburg, Massachusetts

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1 recreation

1.1 parks
1.2 conservation land
1.3 west fitchburg steam line trail





recreation

west fitchburg steamline trail park, unique industrial heritage resource.



coggshall park


parks

the fitchburg parks , recreation department maintains parks in fitchburg, include:



bartley-nolan salem street playground
caldwell park
coggshall park
coolidge park
crocker playground
gateway park
goodrich playground
green corners park
howarth park
litchfield park
lowe playground
monument park
moran field
parkhill park
phillips playground
riverfront park
sadie quatrale park
stanley park
south fitchburg playground
upper common

conservation land

flat rock wild life sanctuary, 326-acre wild life sanctuary part network of mass aududon land, 6 miles of trails. located within minutes downtown fitchburg, hustling sounds of city fade chorus of songbirds, rustling leaves, , zipping dragonflies. wooded area provides habitat species needing relatively large territories such fisher, coyote, , red fox. bobcat , black bear travel through these woods on rocky ledges , through hemlock groves.


west fitchburg steam line trail

the west fitchburg steam line trail bike , walking path located in fitchburg on route 2a. 0.6 miles long , runs along nashua river , flag brook in waites corner neighborhood. path gravel , relatively easy terrain. trail first contracted part of planned project build mixed use bike , walking trail through fitchburg. trail connect trails in neighboring towns of leominster , westminster. additional parts of proposed trail in riverfront , gateway parks.


the fitchburg steam line trail located near junction of route 31 (princeton rd) , route 2a (westminster st) @ 465 westminster street. trail parking lot marked signs, , on south side of 2a approximately ¼ mile east of route 31.


the trail starts left of fitchburg central steam plant.








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