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  • Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University

    Two people walk down a grassy hill. From the top of Peters Hill, a green landscape can be seen with trees and buildings on hills.

    Description: A romantic haven, the Arnold Arboretum sustains gentle hills of varied gardens, vibrant trees, and scenic paths....
    Climb: easy-to-moderate
    Features: accessible bicycle-friendly bird-watching dog-friendly foliage free gardens medium (151-1000 acres) skyline views
    City: Boston, MA

  • Blue Hills Reservation

    From the top of Nahanton Hill, the horizon is blue green, with the Blue Hills Reservoir just before it. In the foreground, there is dense green foliage.

    Description: Popular for a reason, Blue Hills offers hundreds of miles of trails....
    Climb: intense
    Features: accessible bicycle-friendly bird-watching cross-country skiiing dog-friendly fishing foliage free ice skating large (>1000 acres) panoramic views pond reservoir skating rink skiing skyline views
    City: Milton, MA

  • Breakheart Reservation

    From the right, a paved road with an intermitted white line in its center paves over a hill disappearing around a bend towards the left. The road lies in a dense forest with patches of sunlight filtering through the trees throughout the image. A hill lies on the right. Some blue sky is visible through the tree tops above.

    Description: Heartbreakingly beautiful, Breakheart Reservation's trails extend over seven rocky hills....
    Climb: moderate-to-intense
    Features: bicycle-friendly bird-watching cross-country skiiing dog-friendly foliage free medium (151-1000 acres) panoramic views pond remote river skyline views swimming
    City: Saugus, MA

  • Brookline Reservoir

    The Prudential Tower and the Hancock Tower of Boston can be seen on the horizon, behind trees, with the Brookline Reservoir taking up the foreground. Just before the trees on far end of the water, there is the historic Gatehouse.

    Description: Historically Boston's drinking water supply, the Brookline Reservoir makes a short and sweet loop for walkers and joggers....
    Climb: flat
    Features: dog-friendly fishing free reservoir skyline views small (<150 acres) urban
    City: Brookline, MA

  • Charles River Park Reservation

    On the left, two girls in heavy winter coats talk facing each other, sitting on the backs of a bench that is mostly buried in snow. Behind them, the Charles River extends, completely white with snow. The buildings of Cambridge can be seen to the left background, and the Longfellow bridge extends across the middle background. Behind the bridge, there are the buildings of the West End. In the upper right, the bare branches of a tree.

    Description: Twenty miles long, the Charles River Park Reservation maintains bike paths, pedestrian paths, playgrounds, athletic fields, and some of the best views of Boston and Cambridge....
    Climb: easy
    Features: accessible athletic fields bicycle-friendly bird-watching dog-friendly foliage free gardens large (>1000 acres) river urban
    City: Boston and Cambridge, MA

  • Chestnut Hill Reservoir

    In the background behind the Chestnut Hill Reservoir, from left to right, there are the Hancock Tower and the Prudential Tower, the Waterworks Museum, and other buildings.

    Description: On either side of the Chestnut Hill Reservoir, views of the city and Boston College stand on the horizon....
    Climb: flat
    Features: bird-watching dog-friendly free pool reservoir skating rink skyline views small (<150 acres)
    City: Boston, MA

  • Drumlin Farm Wildlife Sanctuary

    A grey barn cat sleeps on a pile of hay

    Description: With only four miles of trails, animal exhibitions form the main attraction at Mass Audubon Drumlin Farm Wildlife Sanctuary....
    Climb: easy-to-moderate
    Features: accessible bird-watching farm foliage gardens remote small (<150 acres)
    City: Lincoln, MA

  • Emerald Necklace Conservancy

    The roof of a pedestrian overpass arches over the Muddy River of the Riverway. Past the overpass, the river extends with a paved path on either side, surrounded by grass and trees.

    Description: The Emerald Necklace lays a string of parks from Back Bay through Jamaica Plain, its jewels a wide variety of recreational activities....
    Climb: easy
    Features: accessible athletic fields bicycle-friendly dog-friendly fishing free gardens medium (151-1000 acres) pond urban
    City: Boston, MA

  • Forest Hills Cemetery

    A brown bird sits in a tree

    Description: The sculptures and gardens of Forest Hills Cemetery create a restful yet visually stimulating escape from the city....
    Climb: easy
    Features: accessible free gardens medium (151-1000 acres)
    City: Boston, MA

  • Fresh Pond

    A red brick building with arched windows and a short triangular tower stands in a park in mid center. A flagpole bearing the American flag is to the left of the building. A grassy area and a paved path are in the foreground. There are leafy deciduous trees on the left and right.

    Description: A two and a half mile wooded path surrounds Fresh Pond, Cambridge's source of drinking water....
    Climb: easy
    Features: accessible bicycle-friendly dog-friendly free medium (151-1000 acres) pond reservoir
    City: Cambridge, MA

  • Great Esker Park

    Dense green vegetation grows in a valley, surrounded by forest.

    Description: Great Esker Park lies along the Weymouth Back River with salt water marshes, reversing falls, and six miles of trails....
    Climb: moderate
    Features: bird-watching dog-friendly esker fishing foliage free medium (151-1000 acres) remote tidal river
    City: Weymouth, MA

  • Hammond Pond Park/Webster Conservation

    The water level of Hammond Pond is conspicuously low in this image, with some lily pads in the center lying on dirt. Rocks at the shore are exposed.

    Description: Sprinkled with lilies, Hammond Pond lies adjacent to the wooded trails of Webster Conservation Area....
    Climb: easy-to-moderate
    Features: bird-watching fishing foliage free gardens medium (151-1000 acres) pond rock-climbing
    City: Newton, MA

  • Hemlock Gorge Reservation

    From under the shade of a partially visible overhanging tree, the image shows a waterfall of the Charles River. There are logs and bits of wood trapped at the height of the fall.

    Description: Tucked in between suburban Newton and Needham, tiny Hemlock Gorge Reservation features a few mild hills and waterfalls....
    Climb: easy-to-moderate
    Features: free river small (<150 acres) waterfalls
    City: Needham, MA

  • Horn Pond Mountain

    The Boston skyline stands on the horizon under a clear blue sky. Below the horizon, nothing but dense green trees and a mostly obscured body of water on the right.

    Description: Skyline views and an abandoned reservoir await discovery atop Horn Pond Mountain....
    Climb: moderate-to-intense
    Features: bird-watching dog-friendly fishing foliage free medium (151-1000 acres) pond remote skyline views
    City: Woburn, MA

  • Lynn Woods Reservation

    On a fair bright day with some swirly clouds in the sky, there is a stone tower five stories tall in clearing with woods surrounding. In the front of the tower are two steps upon which a young woman wearing a backpack is resting. There is a dark door behind her. An external stair case climbs up the left side of the tower one story. The tower appears hexagonal in shape with three windows on each visible wall. A dirt road extends behind the tower.

    Description: Lynn Woods Reservation entices with scenic trails, multiple reservoirs, rose gardens, and tall tales behind cryptic sites....
    Climb: moderate-to-intense
    Features: bicycle-friendly cross-country skiiing dog-friendly foliage free gardens large (>1000 acres) panoramic views pond remote reservoir rock-climbing skyline views
    City: Lynn, MA

  • Mass Audubon Boston Nature Center & Wildlife Sanctuary

    Tall yellow and green grasses grow in a field. In the mid-background, there are thick bushes and some bare deciduous trees. In the background, there are densely leafy deciduous trees. The sky is blue with some light clouds on the horizon.

    Description: Mass Audubon Boston Nature Center's simple trails pass by wetlands, fields, and community gardens....
    Climb: flat
    Features: accessible bird-watching free gardens small (<150 acres)
    City: Boston, MA

  • Middlesex Fells Reservation

    On a partly cloudy day, the Boston skyline extends on the horizon. From a height, colorful autumn trees in brillaint red and orange grow in the foreground. Towards the horizon, the foliage is increasingly green. From the lower right of the photo towards the city, a major highway lies.

    Description: Waterfalls, rocky hills, and city views grace the trails of Middlesex Fells Reservation....
    Climb: moderate-to-intense
    Features: bicycle-friendly bird-watching cross-country skiiing dog-friendly fishing foliage free large (>1000 acres) panoramic views pond pool reservoir rock-climbing skating rink skyline views waterfalls
    City: Medford and Melrose, MA

  • Moose Hill Wildlife Sanctuary

    As seen through a bare forest in early spring from a high hill, there is a vernal pool in a valley.

    Description: With 25 miles of trails, the Mass Audubon Moose Hill Wildlife Sanctuary harbors forests, fields, and wetlands....
    Climb: moderate-to-intense
    Features: bird-watching foliage medium (151-1000 acres) remote
    City: Sharon, MA

  • Mount Auburn Cemetery

    In the upper-left, a vernal pool. Then, towards the right, grass and a large shrub. Left center, nascent green buds of flowers, and a rock wall before a mulch surface. In the center on the rock wall, a chipmunk sits with his cheeks full.

    Description: Bucolic Mount Auburn Cemetery preserves a sanctuary of natural solace and urban wildlife....
    Climb: easy-to-moderate
    Features: accessible bird-watching foliage free gardens medium (151-1000 acres) panoramic views skyline views
    City: Cambridge, MA

  • Pine Banks Park

    At the top of a rocky hill, on the right there are small shrubs and trees. Below, there are the tops of a densely wooded forest. The horizon is not visible. In the right background, there is one single bare pine tree.

    Description: Pine Banks Park provides recreational fields and brief wooded trails that climb to a scenic outlook....
    Climb: moderate
    Features: athletic fields bicycle-friendly dog-friendly esker free rock-climbing small (<150 acres)
    City: Malden, MA

  • Prospect Hill Park

    Flowering weeds grow in the foreground amongst a gravel path. Then, the tops of leafy deciduous trees growing below. A tree looms in the front left. In the distance, green urban sprawl extending towards the horizon where a blue tinged hill is discernible. Power lines extend diagonally from the top right and top left.

    Description: Prospect Hill Park's steep hills, vernal pools, and dense woods open up to scenic outlooks east and west....
    Climb: intense
    Features: accessible bicycle-friendly dog-friendly foliage free medium (151-1000 acres) panoramic views skyline views
    City: Waltham, MA

  • Stony Brook Reservation

    Through the dark silhouette of branches and leaves, a bright green forest grows, contrasted against bright white light in the background. A barely perceptible brown road lies below.

    Description: The quiet woods of Stony Brook Reservation hide ponds, wetlands, brooks, and rock-outcroppings....
    Climb: easy
    Features: accessible athletic fields bicycle-friendly dog-friendly fishing foliage free medium (151-1000 acres) pond pool skating rink
    City: Boston, MA

  • Wompatuck State Park

    Underneath an overcast sky, a reservoir with low water levels. Some lily pads float, while others lie in the mud in the foreground. Rocks are scattered in the foreground. In the middle distance, shores with dense trees on either side. Further in the center, a small island with trees. In the far background, shores with more dense trees. Power lines extend across the middle distance center.

    Description: Visitors to Wompatuck State Park enjoy 12 miles of bike trails and camping facilities....
    Climb: flat
    Features: accessible bicycle-friendly campgrounds cross-country skiiing fishing free large (>1000 acres) pond reservoir
    City: Cohasset, MA

  • World's End

    From the top of a dry grassy hill, green deciduous trees grow below, with a narrow glimpse of a bay inlet following. The Boston skyline lies on the horizon. A green peninsula juts out into the inlet from the right. The sky is clear.

    Description: At World's End, the bay views on the hilly peninsula merit the fee charged to non-members....
    Climb: moderate
    Features: bay bicycle-friendly bird-watching dog-friendly foliage medium (151-1000 acres) panoramic views remote skyline views tidal river
    City: Hingham, MA

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