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  • Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University

    Tall deciduous trees stand in neat arrays.

    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 blue green horizon precedes a hilly green landscape. In the foreground, a rocky path winds its way between dried up plants 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

    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

    In the foreground, a paved path stretches in front of two cherry blossom trees in bloom with pink flowers. Behind the trees, the Charles River, and a bridge spanning the river. The sky is clear blue.

    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

    Behind a dirt path, a chipmunk eats something. Behind the chipmunk, there are vines.

    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

    A paved walking path and a paved bike path extend parallel to each other through Olmsted Park. There are tall deciduous trees regularly placed in the park. In the foreground, there are a bench and a trash can.

    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

    Bright orange sunrise lilies grow in the foreground, with the cemetery below.

    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

    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

    On the left, wild pink flowers grow on tall stems alongside dense green vegetation. Hammond Pond and its lily pads lie on the right, extending back towards a forest.

    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

    The sun radiates through the trees on a densely wooded hill.

    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

    A small pond has trees on its far end.

    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

    Under a blue sky with faint strands of clouds, the skyline of Boston is visible on the horizon. Everything below the horizon is trees, some turning brown, but mostly leafy and green.

    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

    From the top of a dark rock, a mostly naked forest extends below. There are a few evergreen trees. Past the trees, the Boston skyline can be seen on the horizon.

    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 front from left to right: three regular gravestones, then a worn gravestone shaped like a book, then another regular gravestone. Behind the third gravestone stands a pillar. Behind, a path paves through the grass descending from right to left. Detailed stone stairs ascend the hill behind with detailed urn statues and shrubbery on either side. Towards the right, patches of vines, then a low shrub bearing pink flowers. Behind, further up the hill, from left to right, there are budding shrubs, then more graves and a statue like a tower. In the very background, from left to right, there is a tree budding red leaves, then a tree budding green leaves, then a dark naked tree standing in front of green budding trees and a tall narrow evergreen tree.

    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

    At left-center sits a large boulder surrounded by dense forest, framed between two tall trees in the foreground. The boulder is partially illuminated by sunlight breaking through the leaves. Ferns grow on the forest floor in the foreground.

    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

    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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