Panther Trail

Panther Trail Map (PDF)

The Trail Story

The vision to create a marathon-length trail entirely in Marlborough began in 2010 at the same time as the regional Boroughs Loop Trail (BLT) which is 33 miles of trail through 4 communities including Marlborough, which opened in 2019. The northern arc of the Panther Trail is also the BLT. Although the Panther makes use of existing trails, many new trails were cleared, and connections were made to complete the loop. The Marlborough Conservation Commission Trails Team and partners including Boy Scout and Girl Scout Troops, AMSA students and a few commercial companies have been working on the southern trail arc over the past year and a half in preparation for opening this new intra-City long-distance trail

Sudbury Reservoir

Sudbury Reservoir

The help of many players made this trail a reality. Thanks go to the Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts, who have been heavily involved in building and installing a series of bridges along the Sudbury Reservoir section of the trail, clearing and marking sections along the southern sections of the Panther. Students from the AMSA charter school cleared several miles of trail as well and various companies have pitched in along the way. The biggest thanks go to the dedicated Marlborough Trails Committee, led by Conservation Commission member Karin Paquin. The Marlborough Trails crew have met one Saturday a month since 2020 and worked almost solely on the Panther sections clearing trees (82 trees along the Sudbury Reservoir section alone), building stairs, clearing and widening trails and marking the trail along the new approximately 12.5-mile stretch - both in the forest and along the sidewalks.

Funding for these projects has been provided by the scouts on their individual projects and through the City Conservation Commission, with hundreds of volunteered hours of talented labor.