Noanet Woodlands
The appeal of the Noanet Woodlands is the view from the top of Noanet Peak. You'll be hard pressed to find a vista that conceals nearby suburbia so well this close to Boston. This unique rock-top can be found by Caryl Trai... trailpeak.com
Walden Pond State Reservation
Henry David Thoreau lived at Walden Pond from July 1845 to September 1847 and his experience there provided the material for the book Walden, which is credited with helping to inspire awareness and respect for the natu... heritagesites.com
Estabrook Woods
Estabrook Woods is an amazing place nestled inside Concord, MA. If the variety of trails weren't enough, the history is very special. Here you can walk on the same road that the Minutemen traveled from Carlisle to the Nort... trailpeak.com
Cutler Park
The parking area for Cutler Park is located in Needham MA. But the park itself extends into Dedham, Newton, Brookline and Boston. The park consists of a few hills and a lot of trails near an 800-acre marsh along the Charle... trailpeak.com
Callahan State Park
There are loads of great trails in Callahan State Park. Lots of rolling double track that is great for new mountain bikers or out of shape mountain bikers. Pay close attention and you will find some cool sections of single... trailpeak.com
Strawberry Hill Trail
Strawberry Hill Trail is the longest, most well maintained section of trail for all the above activities. This trail is part of Hale Reservation in Westwood and Dover, Mass. Hale is a non-profit organization that facilitat... trailpeak.com
Great Meadows National Wildlife Refuge
Great Meadows National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) is located just 20 miles west of Boston. The refuge was established in 1947 to provide nesting, resting, and feeding habitat for migratory birds. Roughly 85 percent of the r... bostoncentral.com
Hop Brook
The trail is very flat throughout the hike. It is dog friendly; you can let them off leash once you have gone beyond Hop Brook . There are some slight slopes throughout the the hike. Hop Brook traverses the reservation and... trailpeak.com
Caryl Trail
The Caryl Trail is part of the Noanet Woodlands. It begins in the parking area in Caryl Park and heads south. Follow the yellow blaze markers. It passes a trail on the left, turns to the left and crosses Noanet Brook. You ... trailpeak.com
Design For Living: Domesticity West Of The City, Lincoln,...
Sometimes it requires wide open spaces for domesticity to come into full bloom. This daylong sojourn ventures west of Boston to the tony ex-urb of Lincoln, a community populated by many Harvard and MIT professors and the seni... trails.com
Memorial Forest Reservation And Desert Natural Area
I usually take this quick loop with my little dogs, and it would be good for small children too. Start in the parking lot and head east on A to a right on B, to a right on M, to a quick right on N, stay right at the fork o... trailpeak.com
Elm Bank Reservation, Wellesley, Massachusetts
Don?t let the soccer fields fool you; this reservation has miles of hiking trails through a forest that borders the Charles River. The fact that up until recently these wild acres could have been lost to development only make... trails.com
Minuteman National Park
Created in 1959, Minute Man National Historical Park (NHP) preserves and protects the significant historic sites, structures, properties, and landscapes associated with some of the first battles of the American Revolut... bostoncentral.com
Literary Concord: The Lives Of Authors, Concord, Massachusetts
In the middle third of the nineteenth century, Concord, Massachusetts, was America?s equivalent of Periclean Athens? source of a sudden and unexpected outburst of intellectual and artistic creativity. The men and women respon... trails.com
Stow Town Forest
Stow Town Forest is a compact, 325 acre forest located in the suburbs of Boston. Its convenient location makes it great for a day trip or a sneak- out-of-work-early-and-go-ride-spot. There are about 10 miles of trails in t... trailpeak.com
A Cross-country Outing, Weston, Massachusetts
Boston is beautiful in the snow, but the white stuff tends to melt away when a warming wind blows in off the ocean. But just a few miles inland, the blanket of snow tends to stay put. This day trip takes advantage of winter j... trails.com
Lincoln Conservation Land (Mount Misery), Lincoln, Massachusetts
The Mount Misery conservation land provides excellent views of the Sudbury River and Fairhaven Bay, while passing through a deeply shaded hemlock forest and a patch of open marsh. Wildlife flourishes along the river, and you ... trails.com
Mount Misery Loop, Lincoln, Massachusetts
Part of the Town of Lincoln?s Conservation Land right off Route 117, this trail connects with Walden Pond. It was also a familiar stomping ground for Henry David Thoreau. Contrary to its severe name, Mount Misery is more of a... trails.com