Union Point Northern Gateway Trail Network

The Union Point Northern Gateway Trail network offers two miles of trails through woodlands and meadows on the site of the former South Weymouth Naval Air Station, with a mix of natural surface, crushed stone, concrete, and paved walkways. The base was commissioned in 1942 and operated blimp patrols during the Battle of the Atlantic before its eventual closure in 1997; today the former runways and open fields are slowly being reclaimed by nature, with old barracks, bunkers, and roadways still visible as reminders of its military past. The South Field Playground and Dog Park, along with Shea Field Memorial Grove, are all access points into this network.