Crocker Neck Conservation Area Walk
Located in Mashpee and surrounded by the picturesque Popponesset Bay, this easy hike has a small beach area and an observation deck to enjoy on Pinquickset Cove. It?s fun for the whole family. trails.com
Beebe Woods And Peterson Farm, Falmouth, Massachusetts
Hosting an extensive network of walking trails that cover miles of varied terrain, Beebe Woods is a picturesque place to visit. This unique landscape was created some 15,000 to 18,000 years ago toward the end of the last ice ... trails.com
Cedar Tree Neck Sanctuary Trail, Vineyard Haven, Massachusetts
The island of Martha?s Vineyard, just 5 miles off of the south shore of Cape Cod, attracted its first permanent white settlers in 1642 and now, nearly 350 years later, welcomes a flood of visitors each summer. You may want to... trails.com
South Cape Beach Mashpee
This short but botanically rich walk beckons beachgoers who may want a brief break from a day spent enjoying the sun and sand beside Vineyard Sound. The state park is part of the Falmouth-based Waquoit Bay National Estuarine ... trails.com
Shining Sea Bikeway
Shining Sea is an apt description for this lovely rail-trail linking the center of Falmouth with its southwestern-most village, Woods Hole. The sun indeed glitters on Vineyard Sound and at Woods Hole Harbor, two highlights of... trails.com
Red Brook Pond Conservation Area Trail, East Falmouth,...
This is a delightful romp through pitch pine woods, along ridges with views of the forest and lush undergrowth?and best of all, a firsthand look at working cranberry bogs. The reserve is the perfect antidote for stress?the re... trails.com
Trade Wind Fields And Farm Pond Preserves - Runway Ramble...
For Vineyard locals, Trade Wind Fields is definitely the doggie hangout. For visitors, it is a great place to bring your dog for an afternoon stroll or a morning jaunt. Many might think that taking a walk around an old airstr... trails.com
Camp Meeting Grounds, Oak Bluffs, Massachusetts
Now the liveliest island town, with the most nightclubs and fast food shops, ironically, oak Bluffs originated as a place to pray, not play. in 1835, members of the Methodist Church began meeting in what was then known as Cot... trails.com
Falmouth Town Forest - Long Pond Trail, Falmouth, Massachusetts
When the Laurentide ice sheet retreated some 15,000 years ago, it left behind in this part of the Cape a wrinkled, rocky landscape dotted with kettle ponds, a landscape very different from the sandy outwash plains found elsew... trails.com
Caroline Tuthill Preserve - Garrett Family Trail, Edgartown,...
This short, easy walk is the perfect answer to the question ?Why preserve open space?? Located a few minutes from bustling Edgartown and sandwiched between busy highways and housing developments, the Caroline Tuthill Preserve... trails.com
Tisbury Meadow Preserve - Esker Escapade Trail, Tisbury,...
This easy walk has something for everyone. Geology buffs will enjoy strolling atop an esker, which is a sand and/or gravel ridge formed by the movement of water associated with a melting glacier. Although there are a few pitc... trails.com
The Knob At Quissett Harbor Trail, Falmouth, Massachusetts
This trail is unlike any other in this book. It is a wonderful way to see beautiful Quissett Bay with winding, wooded paths leading to ?The Knob.? This spit of land surrounded by water on three sides is small but so gorgeous ... trails.com
West Chop Woods - Woodsy Walk Trail, Tisbury, Massachusetts
This 85-acre sanctuary, owned by the Sheriff?s Meadow Foundation, provides a swath of wooded open space in an otherwise-developed, mostly residential area. Old Lighthouse Road, a dirt road, bisects the sanctuary and is design... trails.com
Ashumet Holly Wildlife Sanctuary (Mass Audubon) - Grassy Pond...
This easy jaunt around Grassy Pond has something for everyone. Plant enthusiasts will enjoy the fine collection of native and nonnative trees and shrubs, the variety of forest, meadow, and wetland wildflowers, some quite rare... trails.com
Felix Neck Wildlife Sanctuary (Massachusetts Audubon) -...
This lovely self-guided nature trail visits a variety of habitats, each with its own special array of native and nonnative plants. If you have time, consider also doing the ?Woodland Wonderland? walk, described next in this b... trails.com
Felix Neck Wildlife Sanctuary (Massachusetts Audubon) -...
Massachusetts Audubon sanctuaries are great places to visit, and Felix Neck, located on a thumb of land poking north into Sengekontacket Pond, is no exception. The well-maintained trails, all wheelchair accessible, lead to a ... trails.com
Sweet Seclusion On Old Cape Cod, Falmouth, Massachusetts
Cape Cod is a mythic place in the American imagination ?where Patti Page?s silky voice forever extolls summer indolence in ?Old Cape Cod? and the distant figure of John Kennedy stalks an endless beach lost in his thoughts. Sa... trails.com
Blackwater Pond Reservation And Wompesket Preserve, West...
The Martha?s Vineyard Land Bank recently cut trails through Blackwater Pond reservation and it?s a fabulous addition to Vineyard conservation land. The paths wind around five different ponds, offering a variety of views. The ... trails.com