South Shore TrailsEel River Preserve
Eel River Preserve in Plymouth is the product of a genuinely impressive restoration effort by local, state, and federal agencies: 1.5 miles of the Eel River stream channel and 40…
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Eel River Woods
Eel River Woods is a 12 acre conservation parcel located along Cushing Street in Hingham. The land is maintained by the Hingham Land Trust along with several other parcels in…
Eight Ponds Pass
Eight Ponds Pass is an ambitious yellow-blazed through-trail, envisioned to eventually run nearly 9 miles across Town conservation land, private parcels, Wildlands Trust property, and into Myles Standish State Forest,…
Ellis Baseball Fields
The primary feature of Hanover's Ellis Baseball Fields is, unsurprisingly, its four baseball fields, but there is also a short woodland trail tucked along the edge of the property. It…
Ellis Estate Trails
Scituate's 89-acre Ellis Estate features an extensive trail network through the woodlands surrounding the historic Bailey-Ellis House and Deke's Pond. Built in 1830 by John Wade Bailey and originally named…
Ellis Nature Sanctuary
Marshfield's Ellis Nature Sanctuary features 27 acres of conservation land with a half-mile trail around a former cranberry bog, with streams that flow into the South River. It is a…
Ellisville Harbor State Park
Ellisville Harbor State Park Trail is a trail located in Plymouth, Massachusetts that offers the chance to see wildlife and is good for all skill levels. The trail is primarily…
Emery Preserve East
Emery Preserve East is a long, narrow Plymouth property running roughly parallel to Ship Pond Road, with a footpath that crosses a slowly revegetating former gravel pit before climbing into…
Emery Preserve West + Six Ponds East Preserve
Emery Preserve West and Six Ponds East Preserve, adjoining Wildlands Trust properties in Plymouth, feature generally hilly terrain with some long, steep trail sections, though the ground stays mostly clear…
Faxon Park
Faxon Park sits on a hillside in Quincy, its paved roadway winding up to a rotary at the top with a nice view, plus several unpaved trails through oak, pine,…
Fee Pond
The 2.5-acre Fee Pond, in the Crow Point neighborhood of Hingham, offers a quiet spot for nature study and seasonal ice skating, with walking trails on two sides totaling about…
Ferry Hill Thicket
One of Marshfield's earliest conservation acquisitions, and also one of its smallest, Ferry Hill Thicket is a 6-acre parcel where birds often congregate, offering a half-mile walk through woodland and…
Fogg Forest and Carleton Property
Fogg Forest is a 40 acre piece of land located off Rt 123 in Norwell. The conservation area is very accessible even if the parking is a bit confusing. While…
Folly Hill and Bog Iron Trails
Once cranberry bogs, the Folly Hill and Bog Iron Trails now traverse a quiet expanse of woods and wetlands, with Iron Mine Brook flowing through on its way to the…
Foothills Preserve
Completed in spring 2021, Foothills Preserve is a 126-acre former cranberry bog directly across from Mass Audubon's Tidmarsh Wildlife Sanctuary, restored by tearing out the old bog infrastructure and letting…
Forge Pond Park
Forge Pond Park in Hanover, established in 2014, is a well-designed 40-acre athletic complex that hides a network of five intersecting woodland trails along its boundaries and beyond. The Forge…
Foundry Pond
Foundry Pond formed in the late 1700s when the Weir River was dammed, and the 32-acre property today centers on a small pond, a marsh, and an abandoned quarry at…
French’s Stream Trail
The French's Stream Trail at Forge Pond Park begins at Parking Lot E, deep in the paved portion of the park, and follows a gravel path down to the water…
Furnace Brook Watershed Conservation Area
Marshfield's first major conservation acquisition is also one of its least-known. Furnace Brook runs through these 287 forested acres, tucked between Forest, Pine, School, and Main Streets, with trailheads on…
George Washington Forest
George Washington Forest, also known as the Hingham Town Forest, offers 197.6 acres of wooden open space featuring conifer groves, winding eskers, and fern carpeted swales not found elsewhere in…
Gifford Playground
The Richard E. Gifford Playground in Weymouth is a small playground with a baseball field, also known as Gifford Park, and it doubles as one of the trailheads for the…
Governor Long Bird Sanctuary
Governor Long Bird Sanctuary is a grassy hilltop property in Hingham with a bench overlooking Hingham Harbor, just a short 0.1-mile walk from the parking area. The woodland here slopes…
Gray’s Beach
Gray's Beach Park in Kingston is a varied, grassy, 6.5-acre town park with a small sandy beach on Kingston Bay and a recently renovated playground, plus athletic courts. It is…
Great Brewster Woods & Dean’s Meadow
Great Brewster Trail is a hidden gem located right near Cohasset Center. The trail entrance is perhaps a bit concealed which is why I have overlooked the signs for years.…
Great Esker Park
Great Esker Park is an unexpected beauty that is easily accessed from Route 3A in Weymouth. The 237-acre park offers about 6 miles of trails that could suit any range…
Great Pond Trail
The Great Pond Trail in Weymouth extends for one quiet mile through the woods and along the shore of Great Pond, with lovely water views throughout. Trailheads are located at…
Green’s Harbor Path and Kettle Hole Loop
Green's Harbor Path and Kettle Hole Loop combine for two miles of woodland trails in Duxbury, incorporating a genuine pre-Colonial path that once connected Marshfield and Duxbury settlers traveling to…
Griffin Dairy Farm
Griffin Dairy Farm is a 64-acre, town-owned property in Abington centered on a half-mile flat gravel walking path that loops through a former dairy pasture, crossing an intermittent stream on…
Hale Family Woodlands Nature Trail
Located on the grounds of the New England Wildlife Center in Weymouth, the Hale Family Woodlands Nature Trail is a 1-mile network of forest trails with interpretive signage, glacial erratic…
Halfway Pond Conservation Area
Halfway Pond Conservation Area, a Wildlands Trust property in Plymouth, is often called the eye of Plymouth County, with an extensive network of well-marked trails winding past Big Point, Gallows…
Hanover Public Launch and Mattakeeset Trail
There are three Hanover Conservation trailheads at this spot: two at Chapman's Landing and Iron Mine Brook, plus the short Mattakeeset Trail, which links over to Ludden's Ford Park. The…
Hanover Senior Center Trails
Accessible right from the Hanover Senior Center, this half-mile loop trail features boardwalks and old stone walls, plus access to Torrey Brook. It is part of a larger, roughly 3-mile…
Hanson Veterans Memorial Town Forest
Veterans Commemorative Town Forest is an 88 acre conservation property located in Pembroke. The 2.8 mile trail network is next to Silver Lake and the Pembroke Community Middle School.
Hartsuff Park Recreation Area
Hartsuff Park combines recreation and nature on one property, managed by the Rockland Youth Commission, with a playground, athletic fields, a resident-only swimming pond with a sandy beach, a 9-hole…
Hatch Lots Conservation Area
Hatch Lots is a great walk for families looking to spend 45 minutes in the woods. The conservation area is just under 50 acres with about 2 miles of trails.…