South Shore TrailsHathaway Preserve
Kingston's 77-acre Hathaway Preserve features 2 miles of established trails along Spring Brook and the Jones River, with four bridges and a boardwalk, and a section of the Bay Circuit…
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Hedges Pond Recreation Area & Preserve
Hedges Pond Recreation Area and Preserve in Plymouth offers hiking trails through old-growth forest circling the pond, with several spots descending to the water's edge and a main beach with…
Herring Run Park
Herring Run Park in Pembroke is a large, grassy, town-owned park straddling both sides of Herring Brook off Barker Street. A well-placed bench sits right beside the brook close to…
Herring Run Recreation Area
Located on the Cape Cod Canal in Bourne, Herring Run Recreation Area is a great spot to walk, fish, bike, or just take in the view. The 1.4-mile Bournedale Hills…
Higgins-MacAllister Preserve
The Higgins-MacAllister Preserve in Scituate features a 1.2-mile loop trail, crossing a large wooden bridge and then winding through woods and wetlands with views of Merritt Brook, a tributary to…
Hingham Middle School Trails
This wooded property behind Hingham Middle School follows Accord Brook as it winds through the woods, with white and yellow birch and patches of moss marking the trail near Main…
Historic O’Neil Farm
Historic O'Neil Farm in Duxbury features more than 2 miles of trails through woods, wetlands, and pasture, with up-close views of the only working dairy farm left in town. The…
Historic Sylvester Field
Historic Sylvester Field features a half-mile trail along the edge of a large meadow, leading to a short loop and a scenic spot on Third Herring Brook, with an additional…
Hobart Pond + Little Comfort Park
Sometimes called "The Boulevard," the third-mile paved trail along Hobart Pond connects Essex Street to South Avenue, bordered by a cemetery and a mix of residential and industrial properties --…
Holbrook Town Forest
Holbrook Town Forest is a 115-acre property in northeastern Holbrook with 3 miles of well-marked trails through woodlands and forested wetlands, plus views of Hemlock Brook, numerous glacial erratic boulders,…
Holly Hill Farm
Holly Hill Farm in Cohasset is a privately owned organic farm that welcomes visitors onto its land and trails, part of a larger 232-acre stretch of protected woodland that also…
Holmes Reservation
Just outside downtown Plymouth, Holmes Reservation is a 26-acre stretch of open, sloping field managed by The Trustees of Reservations, with sweeping views across the harbor the Pilgrims entered more…
House Rock Park
House Rock Park in Weymouth is a 24-acre property built around one very large glacial erratic boulder, House Rock, considered one of the largest freestanding boulders in New England. Likely…
Hoyt-Hall Preserve
Hoyt-Hall is a relatively brand new site on the South Shore for the Wildlands Trust. It's hard to follow the history of the land acquisitions but it took several years…
Hubbell Preserve
The Hubbell Trail is located on about 40 acres of land in the North Scituate area of Scituate. While this area is well known for marsh and ocean views, the…
Indian Brook Conservation Area + Manomet Recreation Area
Indian Brook Conservation Area is a sprawling 210-acre Plymouth property with about three-quarters of a mile of frontage along Indian Brook, encompassing the adjacent Manomet Recreation Area, home to four…
Indian Crossway Conservation Area
Indian Crossway Conservation Area in Hanson follows an ancient trail that the Mattakeeset used to travel between the North River and Taunton River watersheds, extending through the woods to the…
Indian Head River Fish Ladder
The Indian Head River Fish Ladder sits at Ludden's Ford Park, straddling the Pembroke and Hanover line. This large concrete structure helps migratory fish like herring and shad scale an…
Indian Head River Trails
The Indian Head River Trails is a linear property owned by Hanover Conservation, with trails that extend for two miles along the banks of the Indian Head River in South…
Ingram Park
Ingram Park in Cohasset is a trail system on just under 30 acres of historic farm land. The land is protected and managed by the Cohasset Conservation Trust which purchased…
Island Grove Park
Island Grove Park is Abington's "Crown Jewel" -- an 11-acre park wrapped on three sides by the 35-acre Island Grove Pond, created around 1700 by damming the Shumatuscacant River. Shaded…
J. J. Shepherd Memorial Forest
Shepherd's Forest Trails is a 139 acre parcel of land in Pembroke. The nested trail network is sandwiched between Great Sandy Bottom Pond and Indian Head Pond.
Jack Medeiros Memorial Recreation Area
Jack Medeiros Memorial Recreation Area, formerly known as the West Plymouth Recreation Facility, combines a busy sports complex -- soccer and baseball fields, a modern playground with a rubber surface…
Jacobs Pond Conservation Area
The Jacobs Pond conservation area consists of about 260 acres of land in Norwell. The pond itself consists of about 60 acres of man-made pond and 200 acres of land.The…
John Howland Home Site + Kingston Shores Woodland
The John Howland Home Site is a hilltop property in Kingston with a grassy area, cedar and cherry trees, and the cellar holes of the house and outbuildings once occupied…
John Little Conservation Area
John Little Conservation Area is a 25 acre section of land along the North River in Marshfield. The property offers visitors a variety of experiences from pasture to forest to…
John Sherman Path
The John Sherman Path winds through the woodlands of Camp Wing Conservation Area, a peaceful, moderately easy 1.7-mile loop marked with white rectangle blazes. Expect shaded forest, gentle terrain, and…
Jose Carreiro Woodland
Marshfield's Jose Carreiro Woodland features 11 acres of conservation land with more than a mile of trails and nice views of the North River. It connects into the adjacent Two…
Kapell Pinnacle Preserve
Named for its donor and for nearby Pinnacle Hill, Kapell Pinnacle Preserve is one of the Town's newest cranberry-bog restorations: the Department of Energy & Environment acquired roughly 51 acres…
Keville Footbridge & Pratt Trails
The combination of the Bridle Rail trail and Pratt provides visitors a 2 mile walk with many unique features. I can imagine this being an ideal for families since the…
King Oak Hill Park
Weymouth's King Oak Hill Park is a 24-acre hilltop with sweeping views of the Boston skyline, wheelchair- and stroller-friendly, with a 0.25-mile paved walking loop and a shade pavilion at…
Knapp Town Forest + Waiting Hill Preserve
Green's Harbor Path and Kettle Hole Loop, described elsewhere, are part of Duxbury's much larger 1,000-acre Eastern Greenbelt, located within the 823-acre Frederick B. Knapp Town Forest. Nearby, the yellow-blazed…
Lake Holbrook
A short, pleasant trail extends about 0.1 mile along the shore of Lake Holbrook, through light woodland that's grassy in places, mossy in others, with the occasional bench offering a…
Lansing Bennett Forest
You might know this 344-acre Duxbury Conservation parcel by its old name, Trout Farm. It was renamed to honor the late Dr. Lansing Bennett, who chaired the Conservation Commission for…
Lapham Woods
Lapham Woods is a 36-acre stretch of pine forest that the Duxbury Rural and Historical Society had the foresight to preserve in 1931 and 1952, protecting the scenic approach to…
Lehner Conservation Area + Jacobs Meadow
Jacobs Meadow consists of 50 acres of open fields and varied woodlands from Main Street to the Fulling Mill Brook, with trail access on weekends and after school behind the…