A neat shortcut and walk from Cambridgeside Galleria

Yesterday I didn't feel like crowding onto the Green Line trolley back to North Station, so I decided to take a walk past the Cambridgeside reflecting pool to near the Museum of Science.

Usually I would cross the McGrath Highway and head up the Gilmore Bridge to Community College. This time, however, I continued on the path to the right and kept on walking alongside the Royal Sonesta.

Ahead of me was the Longfellow bridge, so I knew I was near Kendall Square. Sure enough, when the path ended, I was on Land Blvd. The street/path I was on was actually Cambridge Parkway. (It reminded me of FDR Drive in New York, but without the cars.) After I crossed Land Blvd and went over the monkey bridge, I was on Main Street, parallel to the Red Line portal. I continued on Main and made my way to Broadway. One or two lights traffic lights later, and I was at Kendall/MIT station. Total time: about 25 minutes.

I would recommend that if you do this, do it during the daytime, as during the night it may be unsafe. Nearly everyone had room, and maybe one or two joggers/bikers blasted past me. I'll try it from Kendall to Cambridgeside, but the reward from walking is that you burn off all those calories from the food court!