50 Hikes in Eastern Massachusetts

by Madeline Bilis

Overview

50 beautiful trails around Boston and the Cape

In this first-edition guide, Madeline Bilis shares her years of outdoors experience in the Boston area, providing 50 hikes for people of all skill and experience levels. While the Berkshires tend to get all recognition when it comes to hiking in Massachusetts, the eastern part of the state is packed with treasures for lovers of the outdoors.

From the rocky ledges of the Blue Hills Reservation to the sandy stretches of the Cape Cod National Seashore, incredible trails and vistas abound in this varied region. In addition to stunning natural views, you’ll delight in discovering dozens of small towns, cultural attractions, and historical sites during your adventures around Boston and the Cape.

Hikes include:

Noanet Woodlands
Myles Standish State Forest
Great Island Trail
Middlesex Fells Reservation

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781682683521
Publisher:	Countryman Press, The
Publication date:	08/20/2019
Series:	Explorer's 50 Hikes
Edition description:	fifth
Pages:	240
Sales rank:	493,549
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.60(d)

About the Author

Madeline Bilis is a writer and editor. She grew up in Dudley, Massachusetts, and spent summers exploring places like Mount Wachusett, Purgatory Chasm, and the Cape Cod National Seashore. After years of covering New England for Boston magazine, Bilis is now on staff at Travel + Leisure.

Table of Contents

Hikes at a Glance 10

Acknowledgments 14

Introduction 15

I West of Boston 21

1 Broadmoor Wildlife Sanctuary 22

2 Crow Hills 26

3 Great Meadows National Wildlife Refuge 31

4 Hale Reservation 35

5 Mount Misery 39

6 Mount Wachusett 43

7 Mount Watatic 47

8 Noanet Woodlands 52

9 Noon Hill 57

10 Purgatory Chasm State Reservation 61

11 Rocky Woods 66

12 Stony Brook Wildlife Sanctuary 70

13 Wachusett Meadow Wildlife Sanctuary 73

14 Walden Pond State Reservation 78

15 Willard Brook State Forest 82

II Sooth of Boston 87

16 Ames Nowell State Park 88

17 Blue Hills Reservation-Skyline Loop 92

18 Blue Hills Reservation-Breakneck Ledge Loop 97

15 Borderland State Park 101

20 Caratunk Wildlife Refuge 106

21 Copicut Woods 110

22 F. Gilbert Hills State Forest 114

23 Freetown-Fall River State Forest 118

24 Moose Hill Wildlife Sanctuary 122

25 Myles Standish State Forest 126

26 Nasketucket Bay State Reservation 131

27 Whitney and Thayer Woods 135

28 Wompatuck State Park 139

29 World's End 143

III North of Boston 147

30 Boxford State Forest 148

31 Breakheart Reservation 152

32 Charles W. Ward Reservation 156

33 Dogtown Woods 161

34 Great Brook Farm State Park 165

35 Halibut Point State Park 169

36 Harold Parker State Forest 174

37 Hellcat Interpretive Trail 178

38 Ipswich River Wildlife Sanctuary 182

39 Lynn Woods 186

40 Maudslay State Park 191

41 Middlesex Fells Reservation 195

42 Ravenswood Park 201

43 Stage Island Trail 205

IV Cape Cod and Boston Harbor 209

44 Atlantic Cedar Swamp Trail 210

45 Great Island Trail 214

46 Lovells Island 219

47 Nauset Marsh Trail 224

48 Nickerson State Park 228

49 Peddocks Island 232

50 Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary 237