Each of the many trails and paths in Massachusetts offers distinct sights, flora, fauna and terrain. Exploring them all would probably take a lifetime — so start with the ones that best suit your individual interests.
If you want to put your hiking skills to the test, head west to the Appalachian Trail and Mt. Washington State Forest. For botanical variety, check out Greater Boston’s Garden in the Woods. For a leisurely walk through the forest, Weir Hill Reservation, located in Greater Merrimack Valley, is ideal. And for family fun, you’ll find an abundance of picnicking areas and moderately difficult trails in the central part of the state in places such as Royalston Falls and the Swift River Reservation.
Walk the salt-marsh boardwalk at Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary, in Central Massachusetts, experience Purgatory Chasm, or on Monument Mountain, enjoy spectacular panoramic views of Southern Berkshire County.
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Devens
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Pittsfield
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Sandwich
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Lenox
Hitchcock Center for the Environment
Amherst
Jiminy Peak Mountain Resort and Adventure Park
Hancock
Keep Homestead Museum
Monson
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Hawley
Kripalu Center for Yoga & Health
Stockbridge
Laurel Lake Recreation Area
Erving
Littleville Fair
Chester
Lloyd Center for the Environment, Inc.
Dartmouth
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Beverly
Lowell Holly
Sandwich
Mass Audubon Allens Pond Wildlife Sanctuary
Westport
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Easthampton
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Milton
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Worcester
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Freedom's Way National Heritage Area
94 Jackson Road
Suite 311
Devens
978-772-3654 - B
Fruitlands Museum
102 Prospect Hill Road
Harvard
978-456-3924 - C
Greylock Glen
135 Gould Road
Adams
4137438300 - D
Hancock Shaker Village
1843 W Housatonic St. (routes 20 & 41)
Po Box 927
Pittsfield
413-443-0188 - E
Heritage Museums & Gardens
67 Grove Street
Sandwich
508-888-3300 - F
HG October Mountain Estate
430 East Street
Box 2282
Lenox
8662645139 - G
Hitchcock Center for the Environment
845 West St.
Amherst
413-256-6006 - H
Jiminy Peak Mountain Resort and Adventure Park
37 Corey Rd.
Hancock
888-4-Jiminy - I
Keep Homestead Museum
35 Ely Rd.
Mailing: 110 Main St.
Monson
413-267-4137 - J
Kenneth Dubuque State Forest-Hawley Trailhead
16 Plainfield Road
Hawley
(413) 339-5504 - K
Kripalu Center for Yoga & Health
57 Interlaken Rd. (route 183, Just South Of Tanglewood)
Box 309
Stockbridge
800-741-7353 - L
Laurel Lake Recreation Area
60 Laurel Lake Road
Erving
978-544-3939 - M
Littleville Fair
15 Kinnebrook Rd
Chester
14136673193 - N
Lloyd Center for the Environment, Inc.
430 Potomska Road
Dartmouth
508-990-0505 - O
Long Hill
572 Essex St.
Beverly
978.921.1944 - P
Lowell Holly
South Sandwich Rd.
Sandwich
508.636.4693 - Q
Mass Audubon Allens Pond Wildlife Sanctuary
Horseneck Road
Westport
781-259-9500 - R
Mass Audubon Arcadia Wildlife Sanctuary
127 Combs Rd.
Easthampton
413-584-3009 - S
Mass Audubon Blue Hills Trailside Museum
1904 Canton Avenue
Milton
617-333-0690 - T
Mass Audubon Broad Meadow Brook Conservation Center and Wildlife Sanctuary
414 Massasoit Road
Worcester
508-753-6087
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