South Shore TrailsIsland Creek Pond
Located in Kingston, Island Creek Pond is a 35 acre property featuring scenic pond views. This trail system offers a pleasant recreational experience. Fed by natural springs, the creek flows…
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Island Grove Park
Located in Abington, Island Grove Park is a 11 acre property featuring scenic pond views. This trail system accommodates hiking, swimming, and picnicking. The park holds real historical weight: beginning…
Jacobs Pond Conservation Area
Located in Norwell, Jacobs Pond Conservation Area is a 260 acre property featuring scenic pond views. The 2. 5 mile trail accommodates hiking, birding, and skating. The pond itself consists…
Jones River Landing
Located in Kingston, Jones River Landingalong scenic waterways. This trail system offers a pleasant recreational experience. It sits just upstream of the Kingston Town Pier (also known as Ah-De-Nah, "a…
Keville Footbridge & Pratt Trails
Located in Marshfield, Keville Footbridge & Pratt Trails is a 37 acre property with natural wetland habitats. The 2 mile trail is perfect for hiking. The Bridle Trail is actually…
King Oak Hill Park
Located in Weymouth, King Oak Hill Park is a 24 acre property. The 0. 25 mile trail is ideal for hiking and biking. 25-mile paved walking loop and a shade…
Lake Holbrook
Located in Holbrook, Lake Holbrook featuring scenic pond views. The 0. 1 mile trail is perfect for hiking. 1 mile along the shore of Lake Holbrook, through light woodland that's…
Little Sandy Pond
Located in Pembroke, Little Sandy Pond featuring scenic pond views. This trail system accommodates swimming, skating, and fishing. Fishing is permitted here too, in a quieter, more low-key setting than…
Ludden’s Ford Park (Hanover)
Located in Hanover, Ludden’s Ford Park (Hanover)featuring scenic pond views. The 4 mile trail is ideal for hiking and kayaking. The Luddam's Ford Park trails are centered around the pond.…
Ludden’s Ford Park (Pembroke)
Located in Pembroke, Ludden’s Ford Park (Pembroke) is a 34 acre property through beautiful woodland. This trail system is perfect for hiking. It is hard to imagine now, but only…
Maquan Pond and Cranberry Cove
Located in Hanson, Maquan Pond and Cranberry Cove featuring scenic pond views. This trail system accommodates hiking, swimming, and skating. It sits directly adjacent to Camp Kiwanee and the Alton…
Marshall Joyce Wildlife Sanctuary
Located in Kingston, Marshall Joyce Wildlife Sanctuarywith natural wetland habitats. This trail system is perfect for hiking. There is no dedicated parking here -- the closest is a short walk…
Marshfield Launch and Brooks-Tilden Shipyard
Located in Marshfield, Marshfield Launch and Brooks-Tilden Shipyard is a 15 acre property with natural wetland habitats. This trail system is perfect for kayaking. It is a working access point…
Merrymount Park
Merrymount Park is a 80 acre property with natural wetland habitats. This trail system is perfect for picnicking. Amenities include a playground, amphitheater, picnic pavilion, seasonal bath house, boat house,…
Mildred Cushing Woods
Located in Hingham, Mildred Cushing Woods featuring scenic pond views. This trail system is perfect for hiking. The Plymouth and Eel Rivers merge just upstream of the property, flowing through…
Minot Kayak Ramp
Located in Cohasset, Minot Kayak Rampwith natural wetland habitats. This trail system is perfect for kayaking. The ramp is ideal for kayaks and small paddlecraft with a convenient bench and…
Mulliken’s Landing
Located in Kingston, Mulliken’s Landingwith natural wetland habitats. This trail system is perfect for hiking. From the parking lot, the trail passes through a small, shady woodland grove of sumac,…
Myles Standish State Forest
Located in Carver, Myles Standish State Forest is a 400 acre property featuring scenic pond views. The 35 mile trail accommodates hiking, biking, and swimming. There are 35 miles of…
Nathaniel Thomas Mill
Located in Hanson, Nathaniel Thomas Millshowcasing historic significance. This trail system offers a pleasant recreational experience. Through the centuries the mill changed hands and purposes many times, at one point…
North River at Brick Kiln Ln
Located in Pembroke, North River at Brick Kiln Lnshowcasing historic significance. This trail system offers a pleasant recreational experience. There is no public access on land; the historic marker here…
Norwell Town Landing
Located in Norwell, Norwell Town Landingwith natural wetland habitats. This trail system offers a pleasant recreational experience. This is also the starting line for NSRWA's annual Great River Race each…
OLDHAM POND TOWN LANDING
OLDHAM POND TOWN LANDING is a 189 acre property featuring scenic pond views. This trail system accommodates hiking, swimming, and picnicking. This town-owned facility includes a seasonal staffed swimming beach,…
Peter Igo Park
Located in Marshfield, Peter Igo Parkwith natural wetland habitats. This trail system is perfect for hiking. There are no trails within the park itself, but the Harbor Walk starts just…
Pond Meadow Park
Located in Braintree, Pond Meadow Park is a 320 acre property featuring scenic pond views. This trail system accommodates hiking, biking, and picnicking. Two miles of paved trail circle the…
Poor Meadow Brook Conservation Area
Located in Hanson, Poor Meadow Brook Conservation Areawith natural wetland habitats. The 1 mile trail is ideal for hiking and kayaking. There is also water access here for canoes, kayaks,…
Powder Point Bridge
Located in Duxbury, Powder Point Bridgeshowcasing historic significance. This trail system accommodates hiking, swimming, and fishing. The wooden plank sidewalk is a popular spot for fishing, and you can launch…
Rexhame Beach Trail
Located in Marshfield, Rexhame Beach Trailwith natural wetland habitats. This trail system is perfect for hiking. While our initial visit was in the blustery Winter months, the idea of taking…
Russell & Sawmill Ponds Conservation Area
Located in Plymouth, Russell & Sawmill Ponds Conservation Area featuring scenic pond views. This trail system is perfect for hiking. It is one of several Plymouth Division of Natural Resources…
Scituate Harbor (Big parking lot)
Located in Scituate, Scituate Harbor (Big parking lot)along scenic waterways. This trail system is perfect for hiking. With more than 200 vehicle spaces, this is the easiest lot to use…
Scituate Harbor (Jericho Road)
Located in Scituate, Scituate Harbor (Jericho Road). This trail system is perfect for hiking. It is a good alternative starting point if the main Cole Parkway lot is full, or…
Scituate Harbor (Lighthouse)
Located in Scituate, Scituate Harbor (Lighthouse). This trail system is perfect for hiking. Built around 1811, it was the eleventh lighthouse constructed in the country, and it remains one of…
Shifting Lots Preserve
Located in Plymouth, Shifting Lots Preservein this state park system. This trail system offers a pleasant recreational experience. Long privately owned, the property drew increasing numbers of visitors through the…
Smith Beach, Watson Park + Fore River
Located in Braintree, Smith Beach, Watson Park + Fore River is a 22 acre property along scenic waterways. This trail system is perfect for hiking. From the 30-car lot, walk…
Stetson Pond
Located in Pembroke, Stetson Pond featuring scenic pond views. This trail system accommodates swimming, skating, and fishing. Fishing is permitted, but not in the designated beach area. Visitors particularly enjoy…
Stodder’s Neck
Located in Hingham, Stodder’s Neck. This trail system offers a pleasant recreational experience. The conservation area is owned and maintained by the Department of Conservation and Recreation. Also explore Sydney…
Sunset Lake
Located in Braintree, Sunset Lake is a 57 acre property featuring scenic pond views. This trail system is perfect for hiking. Known in earlier times as "Little Pond" -- in…