This is the Weston segment of the Mass Central Rail Tail, a LONG trail to be built on the abandoned road bed of the old Mass Central Railroad, which was knocked out by the 1938 hurricane and never restored to service. A previous effort was known as the Wayside Rail Trail.
By way of reference, here's a
link to a 2014 posting detailing my previous encounter with this trail, in its unimproved state. There's a little blood after the first jump.
A bit of gloomy history dealing with Weston scuttling its segment of the proposed Wayside Rail Trail can be found
here.
A cheerful (but vague) newspaper article about the forthcoming grand opening can be found
here.
A FAQ about the trail from the Town of Weston can be found
here.
After Weston rejected the original Wayside Trail in 1997, they built a physical barrier at Conant Street to discourage informal use. That's being (or has been) removed.
Plus ça change...
Time to go ride it.
rod