Directions to fields: Moakley (Columbus) Park, South Boston From 93 South:
Take Exit 18 and keep following signs for Andrew Square/S. Bay Center.
When you come to a traffic light with Fortress Storage building
directly in front of you, bear right, following sign for Boston
St./Andrew Sq./Edward Everett Sq. The road curves sharply to the
right and then to the left. At stop sign take a left. At the next
traffic light (5-way intersection) take the soft right onto Preble
Street (between Andrew Square Convenience and Syrena Travel.)
Follow directions "from Preble Street" below.
From 93 North:
Take Exit 16 (Southampton St./Andrew Sq.) At traffic light at end of
ramp take a right. At the next traffic light (Dunkin Donuts will be
on your left) go straight across and you will be on Preble Street.
Follow directions "from Preble Street" below.
From Downtown Boston (non-highway route):
From Financial District/Post Office Square take Congress Street
towards wharf district/Ted Williams Tunnel. Go over bridge, past
Boston Tea Party ship, Children's Museum, Milk Bottle, etc. At
traffic light take a right onto "A" Street. Go straight through three
traffic lights and then take a left at T building onto Dorchester Ave.
Go straight through one set of lights, at next traffic light keep to
the right staying on Dorchester Ave. After three more traffic lights
(just after Lil' Peach and Andrew T station at 5-way intersection)
take a left onto Preble Street (between Andrew Square Convenience and
Syrena Travel.) Follow directions "from Preble Street" below.
By MBTA:
Take the Red Line to the Andrew stop. When you come out of the
station, cross intersection and proceed down Preble Street (between
Andrew Square Convenience and Syrena Travel.) Follow directions "from
Preble Street" below.
FROM PREBLE STREET:
Go straight down Preble Street until stop sign at rotary - proceed
around the rotary to the left and you'll pass a long building with a
green sign in front of it that says "Moakley Park." Park on the
right side of the road just past this building, next to the baseball
fields -- our field is located away from the road between two baseball
fields.
Here is an alternate set from the South Shore:
Take the Morrissey Blvd Exit. (I think it is 14 or 15). Follow
Morrissey for several miles - you will pass BC High. About 1/4 mile
after BC High, the road will split - the right is lower, the left goes
up to a Rotary. Bear left up to the Rotary. Go 1/2 around and exit
the Rotary, keeping fields on your right. Follow for about 1/2 mile,
still keeping fields and jungle gyms, etc, on your right. You will
come to another mini rotary. Picture that you approach this mini
rotary from 5:00, so exit at 1:00 (basically, you are kind of by
passing this rotary. Just past this (25 yards) you will see fields on
your right. Park on the road.
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Fernald School, Waltham 200 Trapelo Rd, Waltham.
From the west & Rte 128:
Take Route 128 to the Trapelo Road exit (exit 28). Head east towards
Belmont. Follow for around 3 miles or so. The school will be on your
right.
(For the adventurous folks, who want to avoid some of the traffic
light delays on Trapelo Rd, take Route 128 to the Route 2 east exit
(exit 29A). Take the second exit on route 2 (exit 55, Pleasant St).
At the end of the ramp, take a right. The road ends in a T in about a
quarter mile. Make a right and a quick left on to Waltham St.
(You'll be on a really narrow road and it will change names to Woburn
St in Waltham.) This road dumps you out on Trapelo Rd. Make a left
and the fields will be about a mile down the road on your right.
From Boston:
Go West to the end of Memorial Drive or Storrow Drive. Stay to the
right, away from signs for Route 2, instead opting for Mt. Auburn
Street. You'll pass a cemetery on your left; get into the right lane,
preparing to take a right after the Star Market (which is about 1/2
mile away). You are now on Belmont Street. Follow for several miles
into Belmont, going through 4 lights (counting flashing lights as well
as "normal" ones). Just after the 4th light, bear right at the fork
(Brigham's will now be on your left). Proceed straight; you'll pass a
Starbucks on your left. Go straight for several more miles past
another Star Market. Go straight through the next two lights and up a
hill. The Fernald school will be on your left.
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Tufts University - Alumni Field From the North
Route 93 South to Route 16W. Follow a couple lights to Boston Avenue. Take a left onto Boston Avenue (just after the large U-Haul building, at a stop light). Follow Boston Avenue for 0.9 miles. Turn left onto College Avenue and go over the train tracks. Go down hill and turn right into first parking lot. Enter gate and Field A will be directly to your left, Field B is to your right behind the Baseball Field's right field wall and Field C is behind center field.
From Boston
Take Memorial Drive or Storrow Drive to the end. Follow the signs to Route
2/Route 16 (this equates to getting onto the Fresh Pond Parkway). Continue
on Route 2/Route 16 through the rotaries. After passing Summer Shack and the
Alewife T Station on your left, get into the right lane and onto Route
16 East. Stay on Route 16 through rotaries and lights. Take a right onto Boston Avenue (just before the large U-Haul building, at a stop light). Follow Boston Avenue for 0.9 miles. Turn left onto College Avenue and go over the train tracks. Go down hill and turn right into first parking lot. Enter gate and Field A will be directly to your left, Field B is to your right behind the Baseball Field's right field wall
From the West
Route 128 to Route 2. Follow to the Alewife T Station. Bear left onto Route
16 East. Stay on Route 16 through several rotaries and lights.
Follow a couple lights to Boston Avenue. Take a right onto Boston Avenue (just befor the large U-Haul building, at a stop light). Follow Boston Avenue for 0.9 miles. Turn left onto College Avenue and go over the train tracks. Go down hill and turn right into first parking lot. Enter gate and Field A will be directly to your left, Field B is to your right behind the Baseball Field's right field wall
Via the T
Take Red line to Davis square stop. Walk North from Davis on College Ave,
to Powderhouse Square (rotary). Cross the rotary and stay on College Ave.
Pass the football stadium on your left and continue up the hill. Go straight
across intersection at stop sign and cross bridge over train tracks.
Go down hill and turn right into first parking lot. Enter gate and Field A will be directly to your left, Field B is to your right behind the Baseball Field's right field wall
-- updated courtesy of Clay Dreslough
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Beaverbrook Reservation, Belmont General
Beaverbrook is located at the corner of Trapelo Rd and Waverly Oaks Rd
(Route 60) on the Belmont/Waltham Line. The parking lot is on Waverly
Oaks Rd about 100 feet south of Trapelo Rd.
To get an online map use the address:
524 Waverley Oaks Rd, Waltham Ma 02452
Note that Beaverbrook Reservation is on both sides of Trapelo Rd and
that the field is on the south side of Trapelo.
From the west:
Take Route 128 to the Trapelo Road exit (the exit immediately south of Route 2).
Head east (inbound) towards Belmont. Follow for around 4 or
5 miles, almost into Belmont. This will take you past a light at a Mobil
station (Lexington Street, Waltham), past Metropolitan Hospital, and past the
Fernald School on your right. After the Fernald School, take a right at the
next light (Waverly Oaks Rd (Route 60)). Park in the lot on your left (100 feet after light).
or
Take Route 2 East from 128. Go about 2 miles and then take the Winter Street
exit towards Belmont (south). Go about 1.5 miles and Winter will intersect
Concord Ave. Continue across Concord Ave (a little jog to the left) onto
Mill Street. Follow Mill street until it ends at Trapelo Road. Turn
right on Trapelo and then make an immediate left at the next light
on Waverly Oaks Rd (Route 60). The parking lot is about 100 feet up on
the left.
From the city:
Take Mt Auburn Street out of Cambridge heading west. You can get to
Mt. Auburn from Brattle Street or from the end of Memorial Drive or
Storrow Drive. You will pass the Mt Auburn Cemetery on your left and
a Star Market on your right. Immediately after the Star Market bear
right on Belmont Street. Follow Belmont St for several miles until
you pass a country club (golf course) on your left. Belmont street
turns left here, but you want to continue straight on Trapelo Rd.
Follow Trapelo for several more miles until you go through Waverly
Square (there will be another Star market on your right). Pass Andros
Diner on your left and take the next left (at a light) onto Waverly
Oaks Rd (Route 60). park in the lot on your left (100 feet after the
light)
Via Public Transportation
The field is accessible via Bus #73 from Harvard Square. Take the bus to the
end of the line - in Waverly Square - where Trapelo Road and Lexington Street,
Belmont come together. Walk about 0.25 miles west on Trapelo Road; the fields
are basically behind Andros Diner on Trapelo.
Or take the Commuter Rail (Purple Line) to the Waverly Square stop. Walk about
.25 miles west on Trapelo Road; the fields are basically behind Andros Diner on
Trapelo.
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Magazine Beach, Cambridge
Magazine Beach Fields
720 Memorial Drive, Cambridge, MA 02139 USA
Global Positioning System Co-ordinates:
Lat 42.356230, Long -71.113701 (negative number)
FROM THE EAST (Boston)
Take the Mass Pike, Rte 90 West to Exit 18 "Cambridge/Allston."
Follow "After the Tolls" directions below.
FROM THE WEST (Weston)
Take the Mass Pike Rte I-90 East to Exit 18 "Cambridge/Allston"
(note, the exit is on your left). Follow "After the Tolls" directions below.
FROM THE NORTH (Woburn)
Take Rte 128 / I-95 South to the Mass Pike Rte I-90 East.
Take Exit 18 "Cambridge/Allston" (note, the exit is on your left).
Follow "After the Tolls" directions below.
FROM THE SOUTH (Dedham)
Take Rte 128 / Rte 95 North to the Mass Pike Rte 90 East.
Take Exit 18 "Cambridge/Allston" (note, the exit is on your left).
Follow "After the Tolls" directions below.
AFTER THE TOLLS
After the Mass Pike Exit 18 tolls, stay to the right and follow signs toward Cambridge.
Go straight through two sets of lights next to the tall hotel building.
Go straight, over the Charles River and take a right onto Memorial Drive.
There will be a parking lot before the field on the right, and another after the field also on the right.
VIA PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION
Take Green Line to Armory Station, along Commonwealth Ave (near Boston University),
walk back to the BU Bridge. Cross over to Cambridge. Field is onleft.
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