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From the end of the Minuteman Trail at Alewife T-Station, There is a green sign showing the various bike routes and mileages from this point. Turn left down the sidewalk along the side of the parking garage. Just before the tunnel, the trail crosses over the road and heads around the backside of the station. The trail then turns left away from the station and travels underneath Alewife Brook Parkway. You’ll see a green sign that reads Fresh Pond and points to the right. Another sign reads "Davis Square-Somerville" and points straight. Head straight along the corridor, bearing right around the Red Line Stations entrance along the Red Line Linear Path. This brings you out to Russell Field Park. Note the informational sign here. There are others located along the trail.

Note; If you head right it will take you past the swimming pool, playgrounds and restrooms to the Russell Field Park parking lot off of Rindge Ave. 

Turn left and travel behind the bleachers, cross over Harvey Street and you'll now be on the MBTA's Red Line corridor at a 1/2 mile. Another words, the Boston Subways Red Line runs directly below you and the trail utilizes the greenspace above it. This corridor was also originally part of the old Boston & Maine Railroad Line. This urban corridor is tree lined and park like although not very wide. When you come to the intersection of Cedar Street and Mass Ave, you'll need to turn right along Mass Ave to reach a cross-light. Then turn left to return to the trail at Trolley Square. Here the trail is briefly bricked lined with tables and benches. You'll pass by a lot for the city's electric buses on your right and at some point cross into Somerville from Cambridge. This section of trail is referred to as the Somerville Community Path. The trail becomes brick lined again at 1.3 miles as you pass by some artworks on poles and come to the Davis Square T-Station. Cross over Holland Street to Davis Square, where there are outdoor tables and places to eat and continue straight through and over College Ave. This takes you past another entrance for the Davis Square T-Station. Travel down a "closed to traffic" road, through a parking lot and you'll be back on the trail. This section of greenspace is wider and still tree lined. At 2 miles the trail currently ends at Cedar Street. Phase one of the proposed extension will take the trail to Central Street. Phase two will take the trail to the Cambridge town line where the trail will connect to North Point Park, the Harborwalk and the Charles River Bikeway. See; Charles River Bikeway and Boston Harborwalk .