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  • Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University

    The Boston skyline sits on the horizon behind hills of dense green foliage and the grassy slope of Peters Hill.

    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 dirt path extends forwards into a dense green forest. Green vegetation grow in the left foreground, in front of a large boulder with a great crack in the middle.

    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

    On the right, a small gatehouse sits on the edge of the Brookline Reservoir. Moving left, there is a dirt path, then some benches and trees on a grassy surface.

    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

    In the background, there are dense green trees lined behind a space of grass. Most of the photo is taken up by a field lined with various plants. From left to right, there are three rows of green plants, then a row of various red, pink, and yellow flowers, then a row of red, yellow, and purple flowers, then a dirt path, and then the edge of a tomato plant.

    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

    In a thickly wooded park with leafy deciduous trees, a path parts in two directly in front. A sign points to the right for pedestrians, and to the left for bicycles. The pedestrian path disappears into shadow under trees behind a low rock wall. The bike path curves around a bend in the distance. A man walks on the bike path in the mid-left.

    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

    Graves on a grassy, wooded hill before a triangle of paved paths. The background is densely wooded.

    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 shallow pond with lilies floating on the left reflects a partially cloudy sky and the dense vegetation and thick deciduous trees on the far shore.

    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

    A path, with salt marsh on the left side and the Weymouth Back River on the right, is flooded at high tide. On the other side, a wooded esker rises.

    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

    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

    Surrounded by dense vegetation on either side, a man-made stone structure extends forward with two poles spaced a few feet apart extending straight out of the stone.

    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

    A path heads straight and curves right in a forest. The forest floor is covered in leaves. The trees on either side of the path are mixed deciduous trees, with some leaves having turned yellow. Sun light speckles through the trees.

    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 tree house with a ladder made up of rope and wooden planks stands high atop a bare deciduous tree. A forest with naked deciduous trees surrounds it.

    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

    On a sunny day with thick snow on the ground, a deep valley surrounded by trees and brush. A rock structure on the left is mostly covered in snow.

    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

    Half a dozen ducks stand in the shade on the banks of a nearly dried up small pond. There are rocks embedded throughout the muddy banks. Lily pads float in the shallow water or lie on the mud. At the far end of the scene, there is much shrubbery.

    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

    In the foreground, the rocky tops of a cliff with leafy deciduous trees growing directly below. In the distance, a sprawl of urban green, with the Boston skyline on the horizon.

    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

    Close towards the water, green and yellow lily pads and their white flowers float on a dark pond. Dense vegetation grows directly ahead on the shore. Dark trees are reflected in the water.

    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

    From the top of a dry grassy hill, green deciduous trees grow below, with a bay inlet following. A single boat is visible in the inlet. After the inlet, a small penisula stands on the right, connected by a thin line to a peninsula on the left. Behind the peninsulas, the blue waters of Massachusetts Bay extend to the horizon. 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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