A non-profit citizens' group advocating for Newton's open spaces
The “Tour de Newton” is an 18-mile bike trip through Newton. It begins and ends in Nahanton Park.
Bike tour one page printable cue sheet
Large (3MB) pdf file containing an overview map plus detailed maps of the Bike Tour route
Or, click on a region on this overview map to open an individual detailed map of a portion of the route:
Common name: Northern spicebush
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Common name: Common winterberry
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Common name: New Jersey Tea
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Common name: Summersweet
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Common name: Canada serviceberry
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Common name: Paper birch
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Common name: Ironwood, Hop hornbeam
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Common name: Redbud
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Common name: Black cherry
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Common name: Swamp white oak
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Common name: Butterfly milkweed
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Common name: Blazing star
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Common name: Spotted Joe-Pye weed
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Common name: Common milkweed
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Common name: Swamp milkweed
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Common name: Willow leaf bluestar
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Common name: New York ironweed
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Common name: Pennsylvania sedge
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Common name: Bird’s foot or common violet
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Common name: Goatsbeard
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Common name: Running foam flower
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Common name: Marsh marigold
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Common name: Woodland phlox
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Common name: Common alum-root
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Common name: Axillary goldenrood
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Common name: Ohio spiderwort
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Common name: Cardinal flower
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Common name: Zigzag goldenrod
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Common name: Wild strawberry
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Common name: Blue vervain
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Common name: Heartleaf alexander
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Common name: Wild bergamot
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Common name: Cutleaf coneflower
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Common name: White turtlehead
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Common name: Yellow wild indigo
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Common name: Anise hyssop
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