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Framingham

MA · 42.2792, -71.4161

Revolutionary Heritage Byway, Battle Road Scenic Byway and Lost Villages Scenic Byway are 3 of 4 signed byways within 30 miles of Framingham, Massachusetts.

Framingham is the home of several major corporations, including Staples, TJX, Perini, Boston Scientific, and Bose Audio, and also is part of what is known as the Golden Mile, a large conglomeration of shopping malls and retail outlets. This is where the first mall in America was built.
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4 scenic drives near Framingham

Ordered by federal designation, then by how close each one runs to Framingham. All-American Roads and National Scenic Byways are named by the Federal Highway Administration, not by us.

  1. 01

    Revolutionary Heritage Byway

    National Scenic Byway · 12 mi out

  2. 02

    Battle Road Scenic Byway

    All-American Road · 13 mi out

  3. 03

    Lost Villages Scenic Byway

    State scenic byway · 24 mi out

  4. 04

    Great and Breakneck Hill Roads

    State scenic byway · 26 mi out

Day-trip loops

Planned by the Byway engine on real roads: every stop traces to an OpenStreetMap feature, and the total time counts driving and the stops themselves.

Loop 1 · 4 h window · 79 mi

3 h 59 loop · 8 stops · back by 3:59 PM. Incorporates Battle Road Scenic Byway.

  1. Mount Vickery · 15 min
  2. Bear Hill · 15 min
  3. Wheeler Hill · 15 min
  4. Wachusett Dam · 10 min
  5. Clinton Tunnel - West Entrance · 10 min
  6. Diamond Crossing · 10 min
  7. Thoreau Cabin site · 10 min
  8. Mount Gilboa · 15 min

Touches Battle Road Scenic Byway, Revolutionary Heritage Byway

How long is a scenic day-trip loop from Framingham?

Byway's engine bakes one loop from Framingham: 4 h, 79 miles, 8 stops. The time counts the driving and the stops themselves.

What is there to stop at on a day trip from Framingham?

The 4 h loop stops at Mount Vickery, Bear Hill, Wheeler Hill, Wachusett Dam, Clinton Tunnel - West Entrance, Diamond Crossing, Thoreau Cabin site and Mount Gilboa. Each stop traces to an OpenStreetMap feature.

Within reach

Measured from Byway's own registries, 30 miles around town.

Scenic byways

Lookouts

Named places

  • Concord Square Historic District · 0 mi
  • Danforth Art Museum\School · 0 mi
  • Irving Square Historic District · 0 mi
  • Arlington Street Park · 0 mi
  • Learned Park · 1 mi
  • Gallagher Park · 1 mi
  • Mary Dennison Park · 1 mi
  • Cedar Swamp · 1 mi

A day out of Framingham, planned on real roads

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