Trail Running Eastern Massachusetts

by Ben Kimball

Overview

Eastern Massachusetts offers incredible trail-running opportunities, ranging from popular long-distance routes like the Bay Circuit Trail to lesser-known loops that run through the mountains and forests of the Quabbin watershed and Merrimack Valley region, and trails that pass alongside the shores of Cape Cod. All over the Bay State, there are trails suitable for runners of all levels waiting to be discovered and explored.

Avid trail runner Ben Kimball offers a selection of fifty-one of eastern Massachusetts’s most spectacular trail sites, including detailed trail descriptions, topographic maps, directions, parking information, safety tips, and much more. Both experienced and novice trail runners will find Trail Running Eastern Massachusetts to be an invaluable resource for exploring nature and getting a good workout, in the Boston area and beyond.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781625346353
Publisher:	Bright Leaf
Publication date:	03/31/2022
Pages:	248
Product dimensions:	4.25(w) x 7.00(h) x 0.80(d)

About the Author

BEN KIMBALL is a photographer, editor, and cartographer based in Greenfield, Massachusetts. He is author of Trail Running Western Massachusetts.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments vii

Map of Site Locations viii

Introduction 1

Eastern Massachusetts Trail Sites 1

Long-Distance Trails and Rail Trails 2

Conservation 3

Etiquette 4

Safety 5

Trail Access 7

How to Use This Book 7

Terminology 8

Site Profiles

1 Tully Lake 9

2 Brooks Woodland Preserve 15

3 Mt. Watatic 19

4 Willard Brook State Forest 23

5 Groton Town Forest 27

6 Leominster State Forest 31

7 Wachusett Mountain 37

8 Trout Brook 41

9 Mt. Pisgah 45

10 Leadmine Mountain 49

11 Wells State Park 53

12 Buffumville Lake 57

13 Douglas State Forest 63

14 Sutton State Forest 67

15 Goat Hill 71

16 Upton State Forest 75

17 Ashland State Park 79

18 Callahan State Park 83

19 Jericho Town Forest 87

20 Mount Misery 91

21 Oak Hill 95

22 Great Brook Farm State Park 97

23 Landlocked Forest 103

24 Harold Parker State Forest 107

25 Ward Reservation 109

26 Weir Hill 115

27 Maudslay State Park 119

28 Willowdale State Forest 123

29 Ravenswood Park 127

30 Chebacco Woods 131

31 Lynn Woods 135

32 Middlesex Fells 139

33 Whipple Hill 143

34 Western Greenway 147

35 Rocky Woods 151

36 Noanet Woodlands 153

37 Blue Hills 157

38 World's End 161

39 Wompatuck State Park 165

40 Ames Nowell State Park 167

41 Borderland State Park 171

42 F. Gilbert Hills State Forest 175

43 Massasoit State Park 179

44 Copicut Woods 181

45 North Hill Marsh 185

46 Myles Standish State Forest 189

47 Four Ponds 193

48 West Barnstable Conservation Area 195

49 Nickerson State Park 201

50 Great Island 205

51 Pamet Paths 209

Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket 213