Boston's Emerald Necklace Guided Bicycle Tour

Boston, USA

4 hours (approx.)
Mobile ticket
Offered in: English

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Overview

Discover Boston’s fall beauty on this guided, 4-hour, small-group bike tour around the North End of the city. Explore the historic Emerald Necklace, a 1,100-acre chain of parks linked by parkways and waterways in Boston and Brookline. Visit the shaded boulevard on Commonwealth Avenue, the shores of Jamaica Pond, and the popular, winding paths of the Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University. Also, see the Rose Kennedy Greenway, Boston’s newest public park; the famous Charles River Esplanade; the Boston Common and Public Garden and much more.

See beautiful fall foliage in Boston’s North End
Learn about the city's oldest residential community
Explore the historic Emerald Necklace chain of parks
Visit popular fall locations to see the best colors of the season
Enjoy a limited-time, seasonal tour

What's Included

Professional guide
Use of bicycle
Use of helmet

Gratuities

Meeting and Pickup

Meeting point

Urban AdvenTours
103 Atlantic Ave, Boston, MA 02110, USA

End point

This activity ends back at the meeting point.

Operating hours
.10:00 am

Itinerary

Urban AdvenTours

30 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

North End (Pass By)

Leonard P. Zakim Bunker Hill Bridge (Pass By)

TD Garden (Pass By)

Beacon Hill (Pass By)

Louisburg Square

5 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Charles River Esplanade (Pass By)

Back Bay (Pass By)

Museum of Fine Arts (Pass By)

Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (Pass By)

Emerald Necklace

1 hour • Admission Ticket Free

Jamaica Pond Park

5 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Arnold Arboretum

5 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

South End (Pass By)

Copley Square

10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Trinity Church In The City Of Boston

5 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

John Hancock Tower

5 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Boston Public Library

5 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Commonwealth Avenue Mall (Pass By)

Boston Common

5 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Downtown Crossing (Pass By)

Freedom Trail (Pass By)

Old South Meeting House (Pass By)

Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy Greenway (Pass By)

Boston Harbor Cruises

10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Children must be accompanied by an adult
Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately
Not wheelchair accessible
This tour is up to 4 hours long and covers at least 15 miles, with several hills. Riders must be comfortable spending that much time on a bike and covering that distance.
Service animals allowed
There is street riding on this ride

Near public transportation
Infant seats available
No heart problems or other serious medical conditions
Travelers should have a moderate physical fitness level
Tours rebooked within 48 hours of your tour time are subject to a $20 rebooking fee (per person)
You MUST be at least 16 years old and at least 5 feet tall to ride an E-bike.
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 10 travelers

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Cancellation Policy

This experience is non-refundable and cannot be changed for any reason. If you cancel or ask for an amendment, the amount you paid will not be refunded.

Traveler Photos

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Featured review

Emily_T

Bob and Caroline were wonderful tour guides. We felt like we saw a good amount of the city and stopped at some cool spots for pictures. The tour is a must do in Boston!

Reviews

4.7

based on 15 reviews

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Beautiful

Cecilia_A, Dec 2024

My boyfriend and I love guided bicycle tours and this one was not the exception. Landscape was stunning and beautiful. We got to experience the last part of autumn.

Awesome Adventure

AnneMarie_H, Nov 2024

We had an excellent time and bike riding experience with our Tour Guide, Gary. He was so friendly and knowledgeable and provided us some great information about Boston’s History and historical landmarks. Thank you again for all your help and a beautiful adventure. This is a great tour especially in the fall! -AnneMarie and Matt

4 hour bike tour in boston

Emily_T, Nov 2023

Bob and Caroline were wonderful tour guides. We felt like we saw a good amount of the city and stopped at some cool spots for pictures. The tour is a must do in Boston!

Not worth the money or time

micheem, Oct 2022

While this is a great mode of exercise, the tour wasn't really all that informative. We stopped just a few times in the 4 hours, so we passed by a lot of sites but didn't learn anything about them. We were quite disappointed in the value offered. We would have been better off just renting a bike for the day if all we wanted was some exercise.

Boston Girls Trip Bike Ride

Ann B, Oct 2018

I didn't like biking through so much traffic. It was supposed to be a Fall Foliage Bike ride but we had to ask Pell to stop a few times so that we could take pictures, which he did. Also, one of the bikes got a flat tire and it took 40 minutes to fix. That seemed like a long time, but I was glad that he was finally able to do it. The ride through the arboretum and the ride back to the north end was pleasant when we weren't in the traffic. I am sure that is hard to avoid in Boston but maybe a different route would have been better. I am glad that we all survived and we did see some beautiful trees that we would not have seen otherwise.

Mooie fietstocht

EW_D, Sep 2018

Mooie fietstocht, uitstekende fietsen en een aardige zeer onderhoudende gids. Voor het mooie waren we iets te vroeg om de kleuren van de indian summer te kunnen bewonderen

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