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  • Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University

    Evergreen trees, including vibrant blue spruces, stand behind a field at the Arnold Arboretum.

    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

    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

    A dirt path curves to the left and behind the Brookline Reservoir. On the far edge of the water, there is a small terminal gatehouse. Alongside the path is a grassy area interspersed with trees.

    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 right, a large cherry blossom tree on the shore of the Charles River. Behind the cherry blossom tree, green blooms from other obscured trees. To the right of the tree, extending behind it, there is a paved path. The path leads to a bridge over the river which can be seen in to the left of the tree. Before the bridge is the Charles River. On the other side of the river, there are trees with green blooms and grass. In the background, the Hancock Tower stands against blue skies.

    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 is the wall of a stone building with a white-framed window. In front there is a dense green garden in bright sunlight. In the center, there is a butterfly perched on a magenta lilac-like flower. The butterfly is brown with a checkered pattern.

    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 paved path with tall evergreen trees on either side joins another path perpendicular to it. Beyond, there are the graves of the Forest Hills Cemetery.

    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

    Seen from a grassy shore, a family of geese swims in a line on the Weymouth Back River

    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

    A trolley car with a green stripe and the T logo passes over a bright yellow crossing path marked 'Caution.' Power lines and trees protrude behind the trolley.

    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

    A large rock of Roxbury puddingstone lies on the right on the top of a hill in a sunny clearing. Dense forests stand in the background.

    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 stone staircase climbs uphill, with rocks and fallen branches on the right. Towards the top, trees grow on either 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

    In a field of wetlands with tall grasses and cattails, two deciduous trees grow mid-right. In the background, there are thick woods. The sky is blue with scattered clouds.

    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

    Brilliant foliage reflects on a shallow pond beneath a partially cloudy day. Leafy deciduous trees grow thickly on the far shore, and in shadow in the foreground, a large boulder 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

    Two snow angels, one adult-sized and one child-sized, are carved into the side of a snowy hill. Gravestones and a large evergreen shrub are above the angels.

    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

    From a height, with the rocky top of the hill visible, there are the tops of tall trees with a glimpse of the horizon in the mid center. The sky is clear blue.

    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

    A brown dirt path slopes forwards towards the left down a hill. Dense, dark forest lies in the background, but a forest clearing with illuminated bright green grass and ferns occupies most of the image. The shadow of a tree looms in the front right.

    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

    A large sign with wood posts standing in dry grass reads

    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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