From a cabin in the woods,, Henry David Thoreau expounded on the virtues and health benefits of walking. Here you’ll find miles of paved, lighted, unpaved, sun-drenched and shaded trails for every age, ability, and destination in mind. In charming cities and quaint towns, on beaches and in the pastoral countryside, come and discover historic battlefields and streets where patriots and presidents walked. Explore parks, woodland and wildlife areas, old railroad beds, carriage roads, farms, meadows and cranberry bogs. Travel urban paths, greenways, and riverbeds. Climb ridges along the Mohawk and Appalachian trails and stroll luscious valleys. After your walk, loosen those muscles at a luscious spa.
1 Old Sturbridge Village Road, off Route 20 Sturbridge, MA, 01566 Phone: 508-347-3362 Toll-Free: 800-733-1830
Take a trek through history on the nature trails of this re-created 1830s New England village
61 Market Street, Unit 1C Lowell, MA, 01852 Phone: 978-459-6150
Take a walk and discover the valley's beautiful spaces and places
Adams National Historical Park Visitor Center - 1250 Hancock Street Quincy, MA, 02169 Phone: 617-471-1700
City of presidents has elected to focus its energy on delightful hiking options
11 Bridge Street Sunderland, MA, 01375 Phone: 413-800-5345
At this outdoor adventure center, hikes mean snowshoe walks, foraging adventures, trail running and more
37 Corey Road -- Route 43 Hancock, MA, 01237 Phone: 413-738-5500 Toll-Free: 800-882-8859
Hiking trails are varied and scenic at resort tucked into the Northern Berkshires
Headquarters, 6 Plum Island Tpk. Newburyport, MA Phone: 978-465-5753
32 Mill Road Acushnet, MA Phone: 508-999-6363
Off Long Point Road West Tisbury (on the island of Martha's Vineyard), MA Phone: 508-693-7662
Quinaquisset Avenue and Meetinghouse Road Mashpee, MA Phone: 508-679-2115
Mason Street Williamstown, MA Phone: 413-458-3144
143 East Street Mount Washington, MA Phone: 413-528-0330
Good for scenery and vista-viewing; free access; pets permitted.
915 Walden Street Concord and Lincoln, MA Phone: 978-369-3254
Fern Road Tyringham, MA Phone: 413-298-3239
Hiking, birding, picnicking
84 Kendrick Street Needham, MA, 02494 Phone: 617-698-1802
135 Olean Street Worcester, MA Phone:
191w Atlantic Avenue Boston, MA, 02109 Phone: 617-223-8666
Islands in Boston Harbor, and easy ferry ride from downtown. Swimming, hiking, picnicking. A fun day trip
Prospect Street Shrewsbury, MA Phone: 508-841-8503
off Leadmine Road Sturbridge, MA Phone:
Trailheads: US 20, near West Old Sturbridge Road in Brimfield and Westville Dam at Marjorie Lane in Southbridge Brimfield and Southbridge, MA Phone:
former Bousquet ski area, 101 Dan Fox Drive Pittsfield, MA Phone:
2 Taylor Road Acton, MA Phone:
Beacon Hill to Long Wharf Boston, MA Phone:
175 Mohawk Trail (MA Route 2) Charlemont, MA, 01339 Phone: 413-339-5504
280 Eliot Street Natick, MA, 01760 Phone: 508-655-2296
trailhead is opposite 25 Doane Hill Road Royalston, MA Phone:
Hartford Street Medfield, MA, 02052 Phone: 508-785-0339
Just 30 minutes from downtown Boston
250 Martin’s Lane Hingham, MA, 02043 Phone: 781-740-6665
Neilson Road New Salem, MA Phone: 978-840-4446
Route 68 Royalston, MA Phone: 978-840-4446
Get back in touch with nature
Nichewaug Road Petersham, MA Phone: 978-840-4446
Curzon Mill Road Newburyport, MA Phone: 978-465-7223
Old North Road (Harmon Road) New Marlborough, MA, 01230 Phone: 413-298-3239
194 Cranberry Road Carver, MA, 02330 Phone: 508-866-2526
127 Combs Road Easthampton, MA, 01027 Phone: 413-584-3009
136 Damon Road Northampton, MA, 01060 Phone: 413-586-8706
208 South Great Road Lincoln, MA, 01773 Phone: 617-259-2200
108 North Street Norfolk, MA, 02056 Phone: 508-528-3140
This nature center includes a self-guided hiking trail. An extensive boardwalk system helps visitors explore Teal Marsh and its wildlife. The Nature Center is currently closed for construction, but nature trails are still open to the public. Currently taking registrations for Summer Nature Camp.
1041 Cascade Street Pittsfield, MA, 01201 Phone: 413-442-8992
Good for handicap-accessible recreation, fishing, walking & hiking.
162 West Union Street Ashland, MA, 01721 Phone: 508 881-4092
Jerusalem Road Tyringham, MA Phone: 413-298-3239
Farm Road Dover, MA, 02492 Phone: 508-785-0339
121 Causeway Street Medfield, MA, 02052 Phone: 508-785-0339
Route 1A Ipswich, MA, 01938 Phone: 978-356-5728
Dike Road - on Chappaquiddick Island Edgartown, MA, 02539 Phone: 508-627-7689
1199 Middle Road Clarksburg, MA, 01247 Phone: 413-664-8345
260 Central Shaft Road Florida, MA, 01247 Phone: 413-663-8469
Adams Street Milton, MA, 02186 Phone: 781-821-2977
East Street Petersham, MA Phone: 978-840-4446
56 Highfield Drive Falmouth, MA Phone: 508-495-1878
Omni Parker House - 60 School Street Boston, MA, 02108 Phone: 617-350-0358
A tour for everyone who loves history, good books, and beautiful settings. Discover the homes, gathering places, and landscapes of America's most beloved authors on a guided tour, or on your own with the Self-Guided Tour Package. Travel from Boston to Cambridge and Concord and visit sites such as Walden Pond, Longfellow House, Concord Museum, and Orchard House. Tours depart from the Omni Parker House the second Saturday of the month, beginning August.
Main Street Petersham, MA Phone: 978-840-4446
30 Rockwell Road Lanesborough, MA, 01237 Phone: 413-499-4262
100 Winsor Dam Road Belchertown, MA, 01007 Phone: 413-323-7221
1 Beach Road - Route 1A Salisbury, MA, 01952 Phone: 508-462-4481
160 Pawtucket Boulevard Lowell, MA, 01854 Phone: 978-458-8750
Various Locations Chatham to Provincetown, MA Phone: 508-255-3421
York Lake Road Sandisfield, MA, 01255 Phone: 413-229-8212
291 US Route 6 at West Road South Wellfleet, MA, 02663 Phone: 508-349-2615
Quincy Shore Drive Quincy, MA, 02169 Phone: 617-727-5290
Parker River Wildlife Refuge, Refuge Road Ipswich, MA Phone: 508-462-4481
Beautiful barrier island and ocean beach for walking, birdwatching
78 Cape Street - MA Route 112 Goshen, MA, 01032 Phone: 413-268-7098
87 Perkins Row Topsfield, MA, 01983 Phone: 978-887-9264
4 Woodland Road Stoneham, MA, 02180 Phone: 617-727-1199
Route 41 Hadley, MA Phone: 413-586-0350
20 Chester Road Chester, MA, 01008 Phone: 413-354-6347
Noon Hill Road Medfield, MA, 02052 Phone: 508-785-0339
Falls Road Mount Washington, MA, 01258 Phone: 413-528-0330
Route 3A at Howes Lane Cohasset & Hingham, MA Phone: 781-740-7233
1904 Canton Avenue Milton, MA, 02186 Phone: 617-333-0690
Summer Street (Route 127) Manchester-by-the-Sea, MA, 01944 Phone: 978-356-4351
508 Canaan Road - Route 295 Richmond, MA, 01254 Phone: 413-344-6817 Toll-Free: 800-833-6274
301 Brown Avenue Seekonk, MA, 02771 Phone: 508-761-8230
Falls Road Royalston, MA Phone: 978-840-4446
Concealed within a dense forest
Jacobs Lane Norwell, MA Phone: 617-659-2559
86 Winchendon Road Baldwinville, MA, 01436 Phone: 508-939-8962
Off Route 41 Sheffield, MA Phone:
Williamsburg Road Ashfield, MA, 01330 Phone: 413-684-0148
New Marlborough Hill Road New Marlborough, MA Phone: 413-298-3239
A seventeen-acre upland field of native meadow wildflowers attracts a variety of dragonflies and butterflies
90 Fitchburg Road - Route 31 Leominster, MA, 01420 Phone: 508-874-2303
204 Union Street Hingham, MA, 02043 Phone: 617-895-8245
Good for camping, fishing, hiking, and walking
Salem Sound Salem, MA, 01970 Phone: 978-526-8687
Ruins of a turn-of-the-century summer colony...
3 Old Route 9 Windsor, MA Phone: 413-684-0148
345 Mountain Road Princeton, MA Phone: 508-464-2987
Visitor Center, 6 Plum Island Tpk. Newburyport, MA Phone: 978-465-5753
78 Winchester Road Warwick, MA, 01378 Phone: 978-544-3939
Route 6 North near Snail Road Provincetown, MA Phone:
Begins at Elwell State Park, Damon Road Northampton, Hadley, & Amherst, MA Phone: 413-586-8706
Stevens Street North Andover, MA, 01845 Phone: 978-682-3580
472 West Mountain Road Lenox, MA, 01240 Phone: 413-637-0320
Stearns Street Carlisle, MA, 01741 Phone: 978-840-4446
South Sandwich Road Mashpee, MA, 02649 Phone: 508-636-4693
Dresser Avenue and River Street Great Barrington, MA Phone:
Union Street Marshfield, MA Phone: 781-821-2977
Lindell Avenue Leominster, MA Phone: 978-840-4446
Great Woods and Penny Brook Roads Lynn, MA Phone: 617-593-7773
Route 116 South Deerfield, MA Phone: 413-545-5993
Indian Hill Road Vineyard Haven, MA, 02568 Phone: 508-693-5207
Weatogue Road, Ashley Falls Sheffield, MA Phone: 413-229-8600
107 Wallum Lake Road Douglas, MA, 01516 Phone: 508-476-7872
317 Woodland Road Lee, MA, 01238 Phone: 413-243-1778
13 Gott Avenue Rockport, MA, 01966 Phone: 978-526-8687
164 Cedar Street Hopkinton, MA, 01748 Phone: 508-435-4303
New Liberty and Essex Salem, MA Phone: 508-740-1650
West Street Petersham, MA, 01355 Phone: 978-544-3939
545 East Street Mount Washington, MA, 01258 Phone: 413-528-0330
6 Discovery Hill Road East Sandwich, MA, 02537 Phone: 508-888-6870
1861 State Road - MA Route 3A Plymouth, MA, 02360 Phone: 508-866-2580
100 Felix Neck Drive Edgartown, MA, 02539 Phone: 508-627-4850
198 Purgatory Road Sutton, MA Phone: 508-234-3733
2010 Day Blvd. South Boston, MA, 02127 Phone: 617-727-5290
Bayside string of parks and beaches easily accessible to Boston; walking, swimming, fishing
40 Asbury Street Topsfield, MA, 01983 Phone: 508-887-5931
133 Jenkins Road Andover, MA, 01810 Phone: 508-686-3391
Island Road Essex, MA, 01929 Phone: 978-526-8687
Woodridge Street Medfield, MA, 02052 Phone: 508-785-0339
Series of parks and green spaces along Mystic River; accessible by MBTA trains; walking, biking, picnicking, swimming
Walk starts at Old State House, 206 Washington Street Boston, MA Phone: 617-482-1722
A self-guided walk that traces the history of the Boston waterfront. The tour begins at the Old State House, brochures are available at the National Park Service Visitor's Center on State Street.
Gott Avenue Rockport, MA, 01966 Phone: 508-546-2997
Argilla Road Ipswich, MA Phone: 508-356-4351
Turkey Hill Lane Hingham, MA, 02043 Phone: 781-740-7233
Hammond Pond Parkway Chestnut Hill, MA, 02467 Phone: 617-333-7404
Route 101 Phillipston, MA Phone: 978-840-4446
MA Route 8A Hawley, MA, 01339 Phone: 413-339-5504
Route 9 West Brookfield, MA Phone: 978-840-4446
Route 7 Great Barrington, MA Phone: 413-298-3239
Sloan Road Williamstown, MA Phone: 413-458-3144
289 Pearl Street Gardner, MA, 01440 Phone: 508-632-7897
Tilda Hill Road Monroe, MA Phone: 413-339-5504
86 Dearth Hill Road Brimfield, MA, 01010 Phone: 413-267-9687
69 Blue Hill Road Monterey, MA, 01245 Phone: 413-528-0904
307 Main Street Easton, MA, 02356 Phone: 508-238-6049
Petticoat Hill Road Williamsburg, MA Phone: 413-684-0148
Spend some time in this century old forest
430 Potomska Road South Dartmouth, MA Phone: 508-990-0505
Barnes Road Edgartown, MA, 02539 Phone: 508-693-2540
30 Peck Road Wales, MA, 01081 Phone: 413-245-1264
428 North Street Feeding Hills, MA, 01030 Phone: 413-786-2877
Prospect Road North Andover, MA, 01845 Phone: 978-682-3580
Wauwinet Road Wauwinet (on the island of Nantucket), MA, 02554 Phone: 508-228-5646
Hartford Street Medfield, MA, 02052 Phone: 508-785-0339
570 Burnett Road Chicopee, MA, 01020 Phone: 413-594-9416
Horseneck Road Dartmouth, MA Phone: 781-821-2977
Jug End Road Egremont, MA, 01258 Phone: 413-528-0330
177 Forest Street Saugus, MA, 01906 Phone: 781-233-0834
Mill Street Waltham, MA, 02478 Phone: 617-727-5290
Hawley Road Ashfield, MA Phone: 413-684-0148
North Road, Chilmark Martha’s Vineyard, MA Phone: 508-693-3678
George Hill Road Lancaster, MA Phone: 978-840-4446
Butler Road Monson, MA Phone: 978-840-4446
125 Reservation Road Holyoke, MA, 01040 Phone: 413-534-1186
Clark Wright Road Middlefield, MA Phone: 413-684-0148
Dedham Street Dover, MA, 02030 Phone: 781-821-2977
110 Slab Bridge Road Assonet, MA, 02702 Phone: 508-644-5522
793 Main Street Hampden, MA, 01036 Phone: 413-584-3009
159 Walker Pond Road Sturbridge, MA, 01566 Phone: 508-347-9257
Turtle Pond Parkway Hyde Park, MA, 02136 Phone: 617-333-7404
Sunfish and Perch await anglers in Turtle Pond at this 475-acre park and wildlife refuge, featuring fishing areas, biking and hiking trails, public swimming, and picnic areas. Programs are scheduled throughout the year.
131 Waquoit Highway Waquoit (East Falmouth), MA Phone: 508-457-0495
River Road Chesterfield, MA, 01012 Phone: 413-532-1631
end of Katama Road Edgartown (on Martha's Vineyard), MA Phone: 508-627-7689
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