Join the Town of Mattapoisett, state leaders and the Friends of the Mattapoisett Rail Trail in a ribbon cutting ceremony celebrating the opening of the Shining Tides Mile of the Mattapoisett Rail Trail, June 12, 2023.

The Mattapoisett Rail Trail, also known as the Mattapoisett Bike Path opened to the public on Friday, April 28, a day that Mattapoisett Select Board member Tyler Macalister called “momentous.”  

People arriving by car can park at the Depot Street Parking Lot or at the YMCA at 35 Reservation Road. The ceremony will begin promptly at 11 a.m.

Beginning at 9 a.m. members of the Friends will greet the public and other trail organizations at the Goodspeed Island turnaround.

“This thirty year effort to connect the center of Fairhaven with Mattapoisett village is now complete,” wrote 10th Bristol Representative Bill Straus (D-Mattapoisett). “I'm proud to have played a role and helped whenever I could.”