Great Brook Farm State Park
Holsteins have been kept here for over 60 years and current farmer Mark Duffy continues the tradition with his black & white ladies. Native Americans used sections of Great Brook Farm as sacred sites. Seventeenth century ... waymarking.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
Billerica State Forrest
Not a bad spot given the development that has been going up around it. Used by hikers, mtn bikers, and snowshoers. Quick easy trail if you don't have time to travel Directions: There is a parking area open dawn to dusk in ... trailpeak.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
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
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
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
Lincoln Conservation Land (Sandy Pond) Trail, Lincoln,...
A scenic loop around Sandy Pond in the footsteps of Thoreau. The Sandy Pond Loop walk offers a long walk on level terrain through mixed woodlands. About twice the size of Walden Pond, Sandy Pond is a public drinking water res... trails.com
Hop Brook Reservation
80 acres of land offers a variety of wildlife, flowers, & birds. Bring the kids to check out the frogs and salamanders after "first night" in the spring (when the salamanders and frogs wake up from their winter nap)! There... trailpeak.com
Estabrook Woods / Punkatasset Conservation Land, Concord,...
With almost 1200 acres of woodlands, hills, ledges, and swamp, Estabrook Woods is a much-loved doggie destination. The Woods are a conglomeration of lands owned mostly by the town of Concord, a local land trust, and Harvard U... trails.com
Willards Woods, Lexington, Massachusetts
This 100-acre property allows one to take a step back in time while wandering around an old farm that remains much as it was more than 140 years ago. You and your dog will enjoy exploring the site?s many natural attractions, ... trails.com
Grist Mill
I usually park at the old Grist Mill and just take my dogs to go explore there. The trails in this area don't go very far but the do loop all over the place. And the dogs love it here! You can also stay on the carriage roa... trailpeak.com
Lincoln Conservation Land / Mount Misery, Lincoln, Massachusetts
Lincoln?s 227-acre Mount Misery Conservation Land offers off-leash trails, hemlock forests, and access to the Sudbury River. According to folklore, the area received its name in the late 1700s after a pair of yoked oxen wande... trails.com