The Blackstone Valley Bike Path begins in Worcester, Massachusetts and goes down through Millbury, Sutton, and ends up going through Rhode Island into Providence. This bike path is still being constructed. It's northernmost end, in Worcester, is supposed to end up at a new Tourism Center, which is not yet built.

Right now the segment which is done in Massachusetts is about 2 1/2 miles. It starts at the Blackstone Valley Shoppes exit off of Route 146 in Worcester, MA. The parking lot is on the east side of that exit, immediately on the right. The northernmost part of the route is where 146 hits Blackstone River Road. There is NO parking lot there. The only other parking lot on this stretch is on Millbury Street (i.e. the "old Route 146") about halfway along this length.

The bike path currently does NOT go south through the rest of Millbury or into Sutton. The "Tricentennial Park of Sutton" which people paid money into for stones and memorials has not been built. Right now it is just a weedy field along the Blackstone River.

We have last visited this bike path in March 2008. It has NOT changed at all between July 2005 and March 2008. Read on for maps and photos! The photos on this page were taken from the bike path in July 2005.

Map of the Blackstone Valley Bike Path

March 2008 Blackstone Valley Bike Path Photos
These photos go from the Millbury Street parking lot to the Worcester "end" at Blackstone River Road, and back again. They are very detailed to show each part of this walk. This is a 1.62 mile roundtrip walk.

July 2005 Blackstone Valley Bike Path Photos
These photos go from the Millbury Street parking lot to the Worcester "end" at Blackstone River Road, and back again. These photos focus on the flowers and natural beauty of the path. This was just after the path stretch here was completed.

There is an official website for this bike path, but it's over three years out of date.
Blackstone River Bikeway Website

As of November 2007, Rhode Island has a 9 mile segment open of their "half" of the bike path, beginning in Woonsocket RI - News of the Blackstone River Path in Rhode Island

Sutton Massachusetts Services