Revere Beach

InLine Skating in Greater Boston

Terrain

Flat

Surface

Seams with sand and gravel

Scenery

Ocean on one side, shops on the other

Auto Traffic

Light to heavy

Pedestrian Traffic

Moderate to heavy

Distance

2.5 miles

Revere

Revere Beach offers a two to three mile stretch with sand and the Atlantic Ocean on one side, and pizza, coffee, ice cream, barbecue, and fish shops on the other. The best time to visit is in the early morning or in the evening, when the traffic is light and a cool breeze often blows in from the east.

How to Get There

To get to Revere Beach from downtown Boston, take the Northeast Expressway (Rte.1) north, across the Tobin Bridge. Head west on Rte. 16 to Rte. 1A/VFW Parkway. On Rte. 1A follow the signs to Revere Beach. From Rte. 128 take Rte. 129/Rte. 1 south toward Saugus. Then take Rte. 60 west to Rte. 1A. Follow the signs to Revere Beach. Parking is available all along the beach and Ocean Avenue.

Where to Skate

The Revere Beach sidewalk begins at Eliot Circle at the south end of the beach and ends at Carey Circle at the north end. Along the 2.5 mile stretch there are two bathroom stops and several places to get water. The last mile of this stretch is a parking lot that is closed to automobiles between 11:00 PM and 9:00 AM. Here the skating surface is smooth and clean. The first half of the route (south end) consists of a concrete sidewalk with seams. Although the seams become more frequent around the covered picnic benches and sometimes have been broken due to frost heaves, the ocean, shops, and people can make this an interesting and fun skate.

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