South Shore TrailsWhortleberry Hollow
The 13-acre Whortleberry Hollow in Hingham offers a short, 0.4-mile trail through the woods and around a wetland, with benches for quiet contemplation. Rhododendron shrubs line the entrance trail, and…
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Widows Walk Golf Course (seasonal)
Widow's Walk is one of the most popular walking areas in the town of Scituate. Visitors can't wait for golfing season to be over to explore the property. The site…
Williams Preserve and Wright Reservoir
Duxbury's Williams Preserve offers 3 miles of trails through 200 acres of woods and wetlands, with views of the Wright Reservoir, one of the major sources of the Green Harbor…
Winslow House
The Winslow House, built around 1699, is the ancestral home of the founding family of Marshfield, and remains one of the least-altered First Period colonial houses left in the old…
Wompatuck State Park – Doane Street/Cohasset Entrance
The Doane Street entrance in Cohasset provides another way into the sprawling 3,500-acre Wompatuck State Park, which stretches across four towns -- Hingham, Cohasset, Scituate, and Norwell. Doane Street itself…
Wompatuck State Park – Grove Street Entrance (Norwell)
The Grove Street entrance is the newest access point into Wompatuck State Park, located diagonally across the street from the Hornstra Farm sign. It is a convenient way into this…
Wompatuck State Park – Leavitt Street Entrance (Hingham)
This alternate entrance to the 3,500+ acre Wompatuck State Park, at the end of Leavitt Street in Hingham, offers access for both pedestrians and cyclists. There is a moderate hill…
Wompatuck State Park – Main Entrance (Hingham)
The main entrance to Wompatuck State Park in Hingham gives access to a genuinely massive property spanning four towns -- Hingham, Cohasset, Scituate, and Norwell -- with over 3,500 acres,…
Wompatuck State Park – Mt. Blue Street Entrance (Norwell)
The Mt. Blue Street entrance in Norwell is one of many access points into the sprawling, 3,500+ acre Wompatuck State Park, which spans four towns -- Hingham, Cohasset, Scituate, and…
Woodbine Island Conservation Area
The diminutive Woodbine Island Conservation Area in Weymouth features a 0.16-mile trail along the edge of Whitman's Pond, plus a small section of shoreline suitable for fishing and for launching…
World’s End
The 244-acre peninsula shares many of the features found on the harbor islands. Overlooking Hingham Bay, it is formed by two drumlins and has rocky beaches, ledges, cliffs, patches of…
Wyman North Fork Conservation Area
Wyman North Fork Conservation Area is a 96-acre property in Bridgewater with a 1.1-mile blue-blazed loop trail through open meadow, upland forest, and wetlands, including over a half-mile of frontage…