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.
61 Market Street, Unit 1C Lowell, MA, 01852 Phone: 978-459-6150
Take a walk and discover the valley's beautiful spaces and places
37 Corey Road -- Route 43 Hancock, MA, 01237 Phone: 413-738-5500 Toll-Free: 800-882-8859
Hike up to a mountain summit or walk a trail network: two great options at full-service resort
1 Old Sturbridge Village Road, off Route 20 Sturbridge, MA, 01566 Phone: 508-347-3362 Toll-Free: 800-733-1830
Nature is celebrated in historical village’s scenic walks past rivers, pastures, gardens and woodlands
City of Quincy Welcome Center - 1259 Hancock Street Quincy, MA, 02169 Phone: 617-471-1700
Walkable Quincy offers trails that improve your health, educate you and provide phenomenal views
11 Bridge Street Sunderland, MA, 01375 Phone: 413-800-5345
Get moving! Adventure center offers a variety of walks, hikes to connect you with the great outdoors
Headquarters, 6 Plum Island Tpk. Newburyport, MA Phone: 978-465-5753
143 East Street Mount Washington, MA Phone: 413-528-0330
Good for scenery and vista-viewing; free access; pets permitted.
Off Long Point Road West Tisbury (on the island of Martha's Vineyard), MA Phone: 508-693-7662
32 Mill Road Acushnet, MA Phone: 508-999-6363
Mason Street Williamstown, MA Phone: 413-458-3144
Fern Road Tyringham, MA Phone: 413-298-3239
Hiking, birding, picnicking
Quinaquisset Avenue and Meetinghouse Road Mashpee, MA Phone: 508-679-2115
915 Walden Street Concord and Lincoln, MA Phone: 978-369-3254
84 Kendrick Street Needham, MA, 02494 Phone: 617-698-1802
Prospect Street Shrewsbury, MA Phone: 508-841-8503
off Leadmine Road Sturbridge, MA Phone:
2 Taylor Road Acton, 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
Trailheads: US 20, near West Old Sturbridge Road in Brimfield and Westville Dam at Marjorie Lane in Southbridge Brimfield and Southbridge, MA Phone:
Beacon Hill to Long Wharf Boston, MA Phone:
135 Olean Street Worcester, MA Phone:
former Bousquet ski area, 101 Dan Fox Drive Pittsfield, MA Phone:
Old North Road (Harmon Road) New Marlborough, MA, 01230 Phone: 413-298-3239
1861 State Road - MA Route 3A Plymouth, MA, 02360 Phone: 508-866-2580
30 Peck Road Wales, MA, 01081 Phone: 413-245-1264
Turkey Hill Lane Hingham, MA, 02043 Phone: 781-740-7233
Falls Road Royalston, MA Phone: 978-840-4446
Concealed within a dense forest
110 Slab Bridge Road Assonet, MA, 02702 Phone: 508-644-5522
87 Perkins Row Topsfield, MA, 01983 Phone: 978-887-9264
Stearns Street Carlisle, MA, 01741 Phone: 978-840-4446
133 Jenkins Road Andover, MA, 01810 Phone: 508-686-3391
MA Route 8A Hawley, MA, 01339 Phone: 413-339-5504
1904 Canton Avenue Milton, MA, 02186 Phone: 617-333-0690
100 Felix Neck Drive Edgartown, MA, 02539 Phone: 508-627-4850
Route 101 Phillipston, MA Phone: 978-840-4446
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
100 Winsor Dam Road Belchertown, MA, 01007 Phone: 413-323-7221
Route 41 Hadley, MA Phone: 413-586-0350
307 Main Street Easton, MA, 02356 Phone: 508-238-6049
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.
Series of parks and green spaces along Mystic River; accessible by MBTA trains; walking, biking, picnicking, swimming
Island Road Essex, MA, 01929 Phone: 978-526-8687
Begins at Elwell State Park, Damon Road Northampton, Hadley, & Amherst, MA Phone: 413-586-8706
Jug End Road Egremont, MA, 01258 Phone: 413-528-0330
Horseneck Road Dartmouth, MA Phone: 781-821-2977
508 Canaan Road - Route 295 Richmond, MA, 01254 Phone: 413-344-6817 Toll-Free: 800-833-6274
Summer Street (Route 127) Manchester-by-the-Sea, MA, 01944 Phone: 978-356-4351
Stevens Street North Andover, MA, 01845 Phone: 978-682-3580
208 South Great Road Lincoln, MA, 01773 Phone: 617-259-2200
Hammond Pond Parkway Chestnut Hill, MA, 02467 Phone: 617-333-7404
Route 116 South Deerfield, MA Phone: 413-545-5993
345 Mountain Road Princeton, MA Phone: 508-464-2987
Farm Road Dover, MA, 02492 Phone: 508-785-0339
Route 6 North near Snail Road Provincetown, MA Phone:
1199 Middle Road Clarksburg, MA, 01247 Phone: 413-664-8345
Weatogue Road, Ashley Falls Sheffield, MA Phone: 413-229-8600
121 Causeway Street Medfield, MA, 02052 Phone: 508-785-0339
56 Highfield Drive Falmouth, MA Phone: 508-495-1878
Prospect Road North Andover, MA, 01845 Phone: 978-682-3580
125 Reservation Road Holyoke, MA, 01040 Phone: 413-534-1186
3 Old Route 9 Windsor, MA Phone: 413-684-0148
Butler Road Monson, MA Phone: 978-840-4446
204 Union Street Hingham, MA, 02043 Phone: 617-895-8245
Good for camping, fishing, hiking, and walking
1 Beach Road - Route 1A Salisbury, MA, 01952 Phone: 508-462-4481
545 East Street Mount Washington, MA, 01258 Phone: 413-528-0330
Indian Hill Road Vineyard Haven, MA, 02568 Phone: 508-693-5207
159 Walker Pond Road Sturbridge, MA, 01566 Phone: 508-347-9257
North Road, Chilmark Martha’s Vineyard, MA Phone: 508-693-3678
East Street Petersham, MA Phone: 978-840-4446
793 Main Street Hampden, MA, 01036 Phone: 413-584-3009
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.
78 Cape Street - MA Route 112 Goshen, MA, 01032 Phone: 413-268-7098
162 West Union Street Ashland, MA, 01721 Phone: 508 881-4092
Clark Wright Road Middlefield, MA Phone: 413-684-0148
250 Martin’s Lane Hingham, MA, 02043 Phone: 781-740-6665
177 Forest Street Saugus, MA, 01906 Phone: 781-233-0834
Route 7 Great Barrington, MA Phone: 413-298-3239
Noon Hill Road Medfield, MA, 02052 Phone: 508-785-0339
6 Discovery Hill Road East Sandwich, MA, 02537 Phone: 508-888-6870
Adams Street Milton, MA, 02186 Phone: 781-821-2977
Route 68 Royalston, MA Phone: 978-840-4446
Get back in touch with nature
13 Gott Avenue Rockport, MA, 01966 Phone: 978-526-8687
trailhead is opposite 25 Doane Hill Road Royalston, MA Phone:
Dedham Street Dover, MA, 02030 Phone: 781-821-2977
Quincy Shore Drive Quincy, MA, 02169 Phone: 617-727-5290
Off Route 41 Sheffield, MA Phone:
289 Pearl Street Gardner, MA, 01440 Phone: 508-632-7897
127 Combs Road Easthampton, MA, 01027 Phone: 413-584-3009
69 Blue Hill Road Monterey, MA, 01245 Phone: 413-528-0904
South Sandwich Road Mashpee, MA, 02649 Phone: 508-636-4693
86 Dearth Hill Road Brimfield, MA, 01010 Phone: 413-267-9687
428 North Street Feeding Hills, MA, 01030 Phone: 413-786-2877
Visitor Center, 6 Plum Island Tpk. Newburyport, MA Phone: 978-465-5753
Gott Avenue Rockport, MA, 01966 Phone: 508-546-2997
131 Waquoit Highway Waquoit (East Falmouth), MA Phone: 508-457-0495
Williamsburg Road Ashfield, MA, 01330 Phone: 413-684-0148
4 Woodland Road Stoneham, MA, 02180 Phone: 617-727-1199
Union Street Marshfield, MA Phone: 781-821-2977
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.
86 Winchendon Road Baldwinville, MA, 01436 Phone: 508-939-8962
Mill Street Waltham, MA, 02478 Phone: 617-727-5290
301 Brown Avenue Seekonk, MA, 02771 Phone: 508-761-8230
1041 Cascade Street Pittsfield, MA, 01201 Phone: 413-442-8992
Good for handicap-accessible recreation, fishing, walking & hiking.
30 Rockwell Road Lanesborough, MA, 01237 Phone: 413-499-4262
Wauwinet Road Wauwinet (on the island of Nantucket), MA, 02554 Phone: 508-228-5646
570 Burnett Road Chicopee, MA, 01020 Phone: 413-594-9416
Route 9 West Brookfield, MA Phone: 978-840-4446
40 Asbury Street Topsfield, MA, 01983 Phone: 508-887-5931
Hartford Street Medfield, MA, 02052 Phone: 508-785-0339
2010 Day Blvd. South Boston, MA, 02127 Phone: 617-727-5290
Bayside string of parks and beaches easily accessible to Boston; walking, swimming, fishing
end of Katama Road Edgartown (on Martha's Vineyard), MA Phone: 508-627-7689
Various Locations Chatham to Provincetown, MA Phone: 508-255-3421
Lindell Avenue Leominster, MA Phone: 978-840-4446
90 Fitchburg Road - Route 31 Leominster, MA, 01420 Phone: 508-874-2303
194 Cranberry Road Carver, MA, 02330 Phone: 508-866-2526
74 Curzon Mill Road Newburyport, MA, 01950 Phone: 978-465-7223
Argilla Road Ipswich, MA Phone: 508-356-4351
280 Eliot Street Natick, MA, 01760 Phone: 508-655-2296
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.
Jacobs Lane Norwell, MA Phone: 617-659-2559
Dresser Avenue and River Street Great Barrington, MA Phone:
78 Winchester Road Warwick, MA, 01378 Phone: 978-544-3939
317 Woodland Road Lee, MA, 01238 Phone: 413-243-1778
430 Potomska Road South Dartmouth, MA Phone: 508-990-0505
175 Mohawk Trail (MA Route 2) Charlemont, MA, 01339 Phone: 413-339-5504
George Hill Road Lancaster, MA Phone: 978-840-4446
260 Central Shaft Road Florida, MA, 01247 Phone: 413-663-8469
107 Wallum Lake Road Douglas, MA, 01516 Phone: 508-476-7872
River Road Chesterfield, MA, 01012 Phone: 413-532-1631
York Lake Road Sandisfield, MA, 01255 Phone: 413-229-8212
136 Damon Road Northampton, MA, 01060 Phone: 413-586-8706
Hartford Street Medfield, MA, 02052 Phone: 508-785-0339
Just 30 minutes from downtown Boston
Salem Sound Salem, MA, 01970 Phone: 978-526-8687
Ruins of a turn-of-the-century summer colony...
Great Woods and Penny Brook Roads Lynn, MA Phone: 617-593-7773
20 Chester Road Chester, MA, 01008 Phone: 413-354-6347
Main Street Petersham, MA Phone: 978-840-4446
West Street Petersham, MA, 01355 Phone: 978-544-3939
Neilson Road New Salem, MA Phone: 978-840-4446
Parker River Wildlife Refuge, Refuge Road Ipswich, MA Phone: 508-462-4481
Beautiful barrier island and ocean beach for walking, birdwatching
Dike Road - on Chappaquiddick Island Edgartown, MA, 02539 Phone: 508-627-7689
291 US Route 6 at West Road South Wellfleet, MA, 02663 Phone: 508-349-2615
Route 1A Ipswich, MA, 01938 Phone: 978-356-5728
Tilda Hill Road Monroe, MA Phone: 413-339-5504
Sloan Road Williamstown, MA Phone: 413-458-3144
164 Cedar Street Hopkinton, MA, 01748 Phone: 508-435-4303
198 Purgatory Road Sutton, MA Phone: 508-234-3733
Route 3A at Howes Lane Cohasset & Hingham, MA Phone: 781-740-7233
Jerusalem Road Tyringham, MA Phone: 413-298-3239
Falls Road Mount Washington, MA, 01258 Phone: 413-528-0330
160 Pawtucket Boulevard Lowell, MA, 01854 Phone: 978-458-8750
472 West Mountain Road Lenox, MA, 01240 Phone: 413-637-0320
Petticoat Hill Road Williamsburg, MA Phone: 413-684-0148
Spend some time in this century old forest
Barnes Road Edgartown, MA, 02539 Phone: 508-693-2540
Nichewaug Road Petersham, MA Phone: 978-840-4446
Woodridge Street Medfield, MA, 02052 Phone: 508-785-0339
Hawley Road Ashfield, MA Phone: 413-684-0148
New Liberty and Essex Salem, MA Phone: 508-740-1650
