South Shore TrailsJ. 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.
All Trails
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…
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…
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…
Ludden’s Ford Park (Hanover)
Luddam's Ford Park is a trail located off Water Street in Hanover. It is connected to the Indian Head Trail. The combination of the two trail systems can be around…
Ludden’s Ford Park (Pembroke)
The Pembroke side of Ludden's Ford Park is 34 acres of open meadow and forested upland on West Elm Street, right on the banks of the Indian Head River. It…
Lyman Reserve
Lyman Reserve protects the mouth of Red Brook, a spring-fed, four-and-a-half-mile coastal stream running from White Island Pond to Buttermilk Bay. Red Brook is one of the few Massachusetts coastal…
Marchesiani Farmlands
Marchesiani Farmlands in Hingham features just over half a mile of trails through 25 acres of historic farmland and woods, with up-close views of Accord Brook. The land was part…
Marshfield Bridle Path and Rail Trail
The Marshfield Bridle Path and Rail Trail is one of the town's longer connected trail systems, running 3.5 miles as the Bridle Path and Rail Trail proper, plus another 2.5…
Masthead Drive Trail
Follow Norwell's Masthead Drive all the way to its end and park in the cul-de-sac; the trailhead is just behind the storm drain grate. From there, the trail winds through…
McCarthy Farm Conservation Area
McCarthy Farm Conservation Area is a 36-acre property in Rockland with old stone walls, two small ponds, several potential vernal pools, and a 0.7-mile out-and-back trail leading to the top…
McKenna Marsh Conservation Area
McKenna Marsh is a 100+ acre open space in Hingham along Rt. 228. The land is rich with history and natural resources. Access to McKenna Marsh is provided through Marchesiani…
Melzar Hatch Preserve
Melzar Hatch is a 1.9 mile trail off Cedar Street in Hanover. The trail is known for cross-country running and is located near Hanover High School and Middle School. The…
Merrymount Park
Merrymount Park is an 80-acre grassy hilltop park with ornamental plantings, bordered partly by oak, pine, and pitch pine forest, and directly abutting the salt marshes around Black's Creek, which…
Mildred Cushing Woods
Mildred Cushing Woods is a pine-and-beech woodland with scattered rocky outcroppings and plenty of ferns and blueberry shrubs. An additional access point at 26 Cushing Street adds another half mile…
Miller Woods
Miller Woods is a 46 acre piece of undeveloped land located near Norwell town center. The trail network consists of a great picnic area that is perfect for a couple…
Misty Meadows Conservation Area
Misty Meadows is a 153 acre parcel of land in Pembroke. The trail network abuts the Willowbrook Preserve maintained by the Wildlands Trust. The trail network is definitely not the…
Monatiquot River – Middle Street Loop Trail
The Monatiquot River – Middle Street Loop Trail is a one-third-mile, fully ADA-compliant loop on a 6.4-acre Braintree property, built to give an easy overlook of the restored Monatiquot River.…
Monatiquot River Nature Trail
The Monatiquot River Nature Trail is a short but scenic 0.11-mile path through the woods along the riverbank in Braintree, tucked between Shaw's and Beth Israel Lahey Health off John…
More-Brewer Park
More-Brewer Park is located off Hobart Street in the West Hingham area of the South Shore. The park is slightly obscured from the main streets which keeps it from being…
Morton Park
Morton Park is Plymouth's largest park, roughly 200 acres of forest and shoreline wrapped around Little Pond (43 acres) and the northern edge of Billington Sea (269 acres), with 4…
Moswetuset Hummock
Moswetuset Hummock, in the Squantum section of Quincy, is a small but historically significant property with a 0.25-mile gravel woodland trail circling its perimeter, offering views of the Squantum Marshes…
Muddy Pond Wilderness Preserve
The Muddy Pond Wilderness Preserve is a secluded 322-acre property in Kingston with 2.8 miles of woodland trails and pond views, many of them hilly. Established in 2018 on land…
Myles Standish State Forest
Myles Standish State Forest, spanning Plymouth and Carver, is the largest publicly owned recreation area in southeastern Massachusetts at over 12,400 acres, and one of the largest intact pitch pine-scrub…
Myrtle Street Fields/Ceurvels Park
Ceurvels Park, also known as the Myrtle Street Fields in Hanover, features baseball and soccer/lacrosse fields plus a basketball court. Right behind the park a bridge crosses Torrey Brook, connecting…
Nava-Stasiluk Conservation Area
The Nava-Stasiluk Conservation Area in Hanover offers just under a mile of trails through the woods, across Torrey Brook, and along an old railroad bed. It is part of a…
Negus Park
Negus Park in Weymouth features a baseball complex and a small playground, along with access to the 1.1-mile Great Pond Trail, which extends to the Richard E. Gifford Playground. It…
Nelson Memorial Forest
Nelson Memorial Forest is a bit of a hidden gem for visitors - in part because the actual signage for the Forest is not at the roadside. The true forest…
