Outdoor running trails/paths that are plowed?

Submitted by wowpluswow t3_zlgf4c in LowellMA

I'm moving to Lowell next week and I'm wondering if there are any running trails/paths in Lowell that get plowed when it snows. I made a similar post before regarding indoor running tracks and someone mentioned that the Minuteman trail is plowed. Unfortunately, that seems to be a little too far. Any suggestions are appreciated!

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nunyadambidness12 t1_j05biym wrote

Following as I almost busted my ass a few times yesterday running on the road after some snow.

A great paved trail I have been using to run is the Bruce Freeman Rail Trail. It is NOT plowed in the winter unfortunately but is great otherwise. Welcome to Lowell!

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gollygee17 t1_j05py3d wrote

My understanding is that the cemeteries are plowed. If you want a flat one, Edson is great. If you want hills, Lowell Cemetery or St. Patrick’s.

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ratbas t1_j05qyde wrote

I started the idea of plowing the Riverwalk (Fox Hall to Memorial Auditorium) as a post on the FB group Lowell Live Feed. There's a couple of City Councilors who follow the dialogues there so we'll see if it gets any traction (pun unavoidable).

Worst case scenario: we could get together and shovel it.

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ratbas t1_j0abheu wrote

So far the response has been a bunch of thumbs up, a couple of "they don't even take care of the sidewalks," and a couple of "they won't because they can't get salt in the river."

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mdobbs1 t1_j07p53d wrote

The Vandenberg Esplanade was plowed on Monday morning after the snow hit Sunday night. It's not a very long path but certainly a nice place to walk/run

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ratbas t1_j05qf9u wrote

I'm the person who suggested Minuteman and even on that I wasn't entirely on the money. Reports following the recent storm are that it was kind of spotty. Sorry.

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sydlabb t1_j06g6od wrote

Maybe around Umass Lowell since those sidewalks should be cleared for students

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