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  • Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University

    Lilac, cattails, and sunflowers grow amongst dense grass. In the background, there is a mix of deciduous and evergreen trees. There is a brick building mostly hidden by trees in the background.

    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 a great hill, a green landscape juts up with the Boston skyline on the horizon. In the foreground there is exposed rocky terrain and blueberry bushes.

    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

    In the middle foreground, some rocks jut out on the left shore of a pond with low water levels. Tall dark trees stand in shadow on the left. In the foreground, the pond floor is exposed and muddy. On the far end of the pond, there are dense green woods with an occasional dry brown-leafed tree.

    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

    In the foreground, goslings and adult geese graze on the grass. Then, the Charles River flows in the background, and the other shore can be seen. A footbridge extends over the river. In the background, there are trees and buildings on either side.

    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

    Under mostly clear skies, the Chestnut Hill Reservoir occupies most of the photo, with its path visible to the left and middle background. Trees are behind the path, and in the background the trees partially obscure buildings. In the middle left of the photo, there is a gatehouse.

    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

    On the right and left, two trees stand at the top of a great hill. The grass on the hill is patchy and somewhat brown. Between the trees, a clearing shows blue sky and dense leafy trees extending to the horizon. Just on a horizon, the blue shadow of a mountain is visible.

    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

    On the side of a hill with a cobble stone wall and large rocks, there are grave plaques. On the top of the hill, there are tall deciduous trees, and many more trees in the background.

    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

    Sunlight sparkles on Fresh Pond. Its rocky banks are visible in the foreground, with some leaves partially obsuring the pond on the left. In the middle background, the pond curves around a densely wooded area. The far shores of the pond are densely forested as well. The sky is partially cloudy.

    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

    Tall pine trees and leafy deciduous trees grow on the slope of a hill brown with dry vegetation.

    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

    Behind trees and various leafy vegetation, a rock outcropping with fissures on a hill has a dark opening suggesting a cave.

    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 a height, the Charles River emerges from a densely wooded area. A bridge in the distance is mostly obscured by trees. The sky is clear.

    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

    Dense vegetation grows in a rocky bowl-shaped valley. At the top of the valley grow dense trees.

    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

    A man rectangular pit lined with stone lies some four or five feet below the ground. The bottom of the pit is dark and there are sticks. Surrounding the pit is dirt, pine needles, some sparse green grass, and various green vegetation on the left side.

    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

    A mossy log extends diagonally across a wetland area, with green algae floating in the water. There is dense bare vegetation.

    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

    Boston is visible on the near horizon, with many thick and leafy trees of various species and hues growing below.

    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

    A wooded hill descends into a sheer rock wall which extends from right to left downwards. The trees on the hill are dense and leafy. The rock wall is dark but scattered with the shadows of leaves.

    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

    Outcroppings of jagged rock are exposed in a dense green forest, partially obscured by saplings and ferns and shrubs. The forest floor is covered in dead reddish brown leaves that contrast with the green growing above.

    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

    Tall dense woods stand on either side of a paved path extending forward curving left around a bend. Dead leaves and ferns are scattered on either side of the path.

    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

    A wide dirt road starting from the lower right extends away towards the left and curves right again along a peninsula that extends right. A bay inlet lies in the middle right. The grass on either side of the path is dry and patchy yellow and green. A sign stands mid center. On the peninsula in the background, there is a hill, and many deciduous trees grow. 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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