Be forewarned that the Cheney Bridge leading from Rte. 16 on the Wellesley & South Natick line into Elm Bank Reservation will be closed for repairs starting on Dec. 11 and ending by Christmas, though possibly sooner according to those in the know. You’ll need to go around the back way, through the ever-welcoming Turtle Lane off of Dover’s Dover Road, to get in during that period.
The bridge’s surface will be gussied up, which should please neighbors who have complained about its squeakiness, and it looks like the area before and after the bridge might need some repaving.