National Historical Park · Massachusetts

Trails in Lowell National Historical Park

12 named trails · 2 miles. The lines, trailheads and points are the Park Service's; the write-ups are the Service's own words; the climbing is read from USGS elevation along each line.

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12 trails, A to Z.

Bartlett School Trails

0.3 mi one way · about 40 ft of climbing · 96 ft–121 ft · hiking

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Concord River Greenway

0.2 mi one way · 58 ft–70 ft · hiking

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Eastern Canal Walkway (French St. to Lower Locks)

0.2 mi one way · 74 ft–77 ft · hiking

History

Along the way Kerouac Commemorative

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Merrimack Canal Walkway (Lucy Larcom Park)

0.2 mi one way · 88 ft–91 ft · hiking

History

Along the way Old City Hall St. Anne's Church

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Merrimack Canal Walkway (Market to Merrimack)

92 ft–94 ft · hiking

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Northern Canal Walkway (School St. to Hydro)

0.5 mi one way · about 20 ft of climbing · 71 ft–96 ft · hiking · seasonal

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Pawtucket Canal Walkway (Central St to Hotel)

0.1 mi one way · 20 ft of descent · 58 ft–75 ft · hiking

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Pawtucket Canal Walkway (Market St. to Central St.)

0.2 mi one way · 10 ft of descent · 74 ft–85 ft · hiking

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Point Park Trail

0.2 mi one way · about 10 ft of climbing · 80 ft–91 ft · hiking

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Prescott Walkway

73 ft–80 ft · hiking

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Suffolk Walkway (Cabot St. to Suffolk St.)

0.1 mi one way · 87 ft–89 ft · hiking

History

Along the way Tremont Gatehouse and Power House

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Western Canal Walkway

0.2 mi one way · 88 ft–90 ft · hiking

Visitor centers

Along the way Market Mills

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About these trails

The lines are the National Park Service's public trails layer, the trailheads and the waterfalls, views, peaks and historic places along them the Service's public points of interest, read 2026-10-14 and simplified for the map. The write-ups are the Service's own "things to do", unedited. Heights come from USGS 3DEP through Terrain Tiles on AWS (Mapzen/Tilezen), read along each line and rounded; a short trail on steep ground can be off by a few tens of feet. Closures change: check the park's own site before you go.