South Shore TrailsLudden’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…
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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…
Maquan Pond and Cranberry Cove
Cranberry Cove is a seasonal swimming beach on Maquan Pond in Hanson, with year-round car-top boat access (gas motors prohibited) and seasonal ice skating. It sits directly adjacent to Camp…
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…
Mounces Meadow
Mounces Meadow is home to Marshfield's main community garden, with plots larger than the ones offered at Coast Guard Hill, plus a flower field and walking trails around the perimeter.…
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…
Mulliken’s Landing
Mulliken's Landing, dedicated in 2002 and named for longtime Kingston resident Robert A. Mulliken, offers a close-up view of the Jones River and the Route 3 bridge passing over it.…
Myles Standish Monument State Reservation
Climb to the top of Captain's Hill for a panoramic view up and down the coast at the Myles Standish Monument State Reservation. Situated 200 feet above sea level, the…
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…
Nathaniel Thomas Mill
The Nathaniel Thomas Mill in Hanson occupies a genuinely significant historic site: in 1694-1695, Colonel Nathaniel Thomas built the first dam in Plymouth Colony to power a water wheel here,…
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…
Norris Reservation
Norris Reservation is one of the most popular trails on the South Shore. The parking lot is consistently full nearly every weekend day - and frequently on week days as…
North Hill Marsh Wildlife Sanctuary
North Hill Marsh can best be described as a wildlife sanctuary within a town forest - and that is literally what it is. The 130+ acres Audubon property is situated…
North River Wildlife Sanctuary
Mass Audubon's 225-acre North River Wildlife Sanctuary offers 2.5 miles of well-marked trails through forest, meadow, and red maple swamp, including a quarter-mile universally accessible sensory trail through a fern…
Old Rail Bed
This charming 0.4-mile stroller-friendly trail follows a former Old Colony Railroad bed through scenic marshes along the Herring River, a major tributary to the North River. The route connects to…
Old Rockland Fireworks Loop Trail
The Old Rockland Fireworks Loop Trail is an unmarked, roughly 1-mile loop -- mostly gravel, occasionally paved -- that crosses flat terrain through woods of maple, birch, holly, pine, and…
Old Swamp River Trail
The Old Swamp River Trail is a small, tucked-away property in a remote section of Hingham, near the industrial parks close to the Rockland and Weymouth borders. It is a…
Osprey Overlook Park
Once a landfill, Weymouth's Osprey Overlook Park is now a scenic public space with stunning views of the Back River. Built out in 2016 and 2017 with Community Preservation funds…