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
Moose Hill Wildlife Sanctuary, Sharon, Massachusetts
This loop begins with a quick climb to the Moose Hill Fire Tower, then settles in for a flat, sweeping stroll through the woods. At the park?s southern edge, you get terrific views from Allen Ledge and Bluff Head, where grani... trails.com
Blue Hills State Reservation
Located only minutes from the bustle of downtown Boston, the Blue Hills Reservation stretches over 7,000 acres from Quincy to Dedham, Milton to Randolph, providing a green oasis in an urban environment. Rising above th... bostoncentral.com
Rocky Woods
The reservation features over six miles of former woods roads and footpaths through rolling hills of white pine and red oak that are part of both the Neponset River Watershed and the Charles River Watershed. Rocky ledges a... trailpeak.com
Blue Hills: Ponkapoag Pond Trail, Canton, Massachusetts
A short hike to a quaking bog through the Avenue of Maples offers hikers a chance to see diverse and rare plant species. Due to its location near Route 128, Ponkapoag Pond is a popular hiking, cross-country skiing, and mounta... trails.com
F Gilbert Hills
Covering 1,027 acres in Foxboro and Wrentham, F. Gilbert Hills is a "passive use" pine and oak forest. There are 23 miles of trails for various uses, looping through the forest. One of these leads to the Warner Trail, a lo... trailpeak.com
Borderlands State Park
An Excellent mandering walk through one of the most scenic state parks in Massachusetts! And best of all, one of the top 10 Disc Golf Courses in the country! Directions: From north: Take Rte. 128 south to Rte. 95 south (to... 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
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
Harold B. Clark Town Forest, Foxboro, Massachusetts
For wildlife and scenic beauty, town-forest land usually can?t compete with property owned by such groups as Audubon or the Trustees of Reservations. But the Harold B. Clark Town Forest is worth a visit because the main trail... trails.com
Boston, Ma: North Skyline Trail
This 9-mile loop offers a challenging ridgetop hike in one of Boston's best-kept secrets. The Blue Hills Reservation is 7,000 acres of upland and bottomland forests, wetlands, meadows, ponds, and an Atlantic white ce... trimbleoutdoors.com
Foxboro State Forest
This was my first time here. It?s fall so leaves covered the rocky, rooty ground. There are several starting points. I used the main headquarters as my starting point. Although I couldn't tell you what trails I went on bec... trailpeak.com
Warner Trail
The Warner Trail is the perfect "stroll in the woods". With no real extreme terrain this beautiful trail winds through a number of southeastern MA towns and finally drops you off into Diamond Hill State Pak (Rhode Island).... trailpeak.com
Borderland State Park - Easton Ma
Borderland is one of the most historically significant tracts of publicly owned land in the Commonwealth. Created in the early 1900s by artist and suffragist Blanche Ames and her botanist husband Oakes, Borderland offers ... waymarking.com
Francis William Bird Park
Francis William Bird Park is an 89-acre landscaped park created and endowed in 1925 by Charles Sumner Bird, Sr. and his wife Anna in memory of their eldest son, Francis William Bird (1881-1918). Over three miles of wal... bostoncentral.com
Blue Hills - Skyline Trail
Park, and walk on the north direction (.25mi) that closely follows the trail until you hit the Skyline Trail (blue marked). Take the Skyline trail West. At 1.5 miles on the Skyline Trail you will cross a road and be able ... localhikes.com
Stony Brook Wildlife Sanctuary/bristol Blake State...
Kids love water, and this hike offers plenty. The former site of a sawmill, Stony Brook Wildlife Sanctuary?s wheelchair-accessible Pond Loop Trail circles Stony Brook Pond, has an extensive boardwalk between Kingfisher Pond a... trails.com
Bradley Estate
A lovely loop around an historic estate, with formal gardens, a walled kitchen garden, llamas and chickens. Particularly beautiful in spring when the flowering trees and rhododendrons are in full bloom. Directions: From Ro... trailpeak.com