The Riverway is the narrowest park in the Emerald Necklace.It lies in the valley of the Muddy River, which is the
boundary between Boston and Brookline.The Riverway is entirely man-made and has steep banks.Its edges are wooded by beech trees that separate park users
from the busy road.The
Muddy River flows from Olmsted Park through the Back Bay Fens to the
Charles River.
Olmsted
Park was named by the City of Boston and the Town of Brookline
to honor the man who designed the Emerald Necklace.This park has woodlands, meadows and three ponds: Ward’s,
Willow and Leverett.Olmsted
Park also has a rare and endangered fish called the Three-spine
stickleback.People
like to walk along the boardwalk of Ward’s Pond or walk across the
different footbridges.
Two Brookline Place, Brookline, MA
02445 Telephone: (617) 232-5374
