AMC's Best Day Hikes near Boston, 2nd : Four-Season Guide to 60 of the Best Trails in Eastern Massachusetts
by Tougias, Michael; Burk, John S.Edition: 2nd
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2011-04-12
Publisher(s): Appalachian Mountain Club Books
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Summary
Discover 60 of the best day hikes in the Boston area with this fully updated four-season guide from the Appalachian Mountain Club. Whether you are an outdoors person or visitor looking to explore the trails of the Greater Boston area and Cape Cod, this book is a must-have resource for shorter walks and day-long adventures. This new edition adds ten more hikes for beginner and intermediate hikers. From the barrier beach on Plum Island, to close-in hikes in the Middlesex Fells and Blue Hills, to quite walks on the South Shore and Cape Cod, this guide offers a variety of trails for all ability levels and interests. An at-a-glance chart highlights the best hikes near public transportation, for kids, and for winter snowshoeing and skiing.
Author Biography
Michael Tougias is an expert on the wild places of Massachusetts, and has authored many books about New England, including River Days and Autumn Trails.
John S. Burk is a freelance writer and photographer and editor of the AMC Massachusetts Trail Guide.
Table of Contents
| Locator Map | p. iv |
| At-a-Glance Trip Planner | p. viii |
| Preface | p. xix |
| Acknowledgments | p. xxi |
| Introduction | p. xxiii |
| How to Use This Book | p. xxv |
| Trip Planning and Safety | p. xxvii |
| Leave No Trace | p. xxxi |
| Boston/Inside Routes 95/128 | |
| Middlesex Fells: Cross Fells Trail | p. 3 |
| Middlesex Fells: Rock Circuit Trail | p. 8 |
| Middlesex Fells: Skyline Trail | p. 12 |
| Middlesex Fells: Reservoir Trail | p. 17 |
| Wilson Mountain Reservation | p. 21 |
| Blue Hills: Ponkapoag Pond | p. 26 |
| Blue Hills: Observation Tower Loop | p. 32 |
| Blue Hills: Great Blue Hill Green Loop | p. 37 |
| Blue Hills: Houghton's Pond Yellow Dot Loop | p. 41 |
| Blue Hills: Skyline Trail | p. 45 |
| Arnold Arboretum | p. 50 |
| Jamaica Pond | p. 56 |
| Stony Brook Reservation | p. 60 |
| Boston Harbor: Spectacle Island | p. 64 |
| Lynn Woods | p. 68 |
| Breakheart Reservation | p. 72 |
| North of Boston | |
| Coolidge Reservation | p. 79 |
| Ravenswood Park | p. 83 |
| Parker River National Wildlife Refuge at Plum Island | p. 87 |
| Crane Beach Loop | p. 92 |
| Ipswich River Wildlife Sanctuary | p. 97 |
| Weir Hill Reservation | p. 102 |
| Ward Reservation | p. 106 |
| Bald Hill Reservation | p. 112 |
| Appleton Farms Grass Rides | p. 116 |
| Halibut Point State Park | p. 120 |
| West of Boston | |
| Great Meadows National Wildlife Refuge | p. 127 |
| Oxbow National Wildlife Refuge | p. 131 |
| Great Brook Farm State Park | p. 136 |
| Wachusett Reservoir and Reservation | p. 140 |
| Mount Pisgah Conservation Area | p. 146 |
| Minute Man National Historical Park: Battle Road Trail | p. 150 |
| Walden Pond | p. 155 |
| Lincoln Conservation Land: Mount Misery | p. 160 |
| Lincoln Conservation Land: Sandy Pond | p. 164 |
| Broadmoor Wildlife Sanctuary | p. 168 |
| Noanet Woodlands | p. 172 |
| King Philip's Overlook and Rocky Narrows Reservation | p. 176 |
| Rocky Woods Reservation | p. 182 |
| Noon Hill Reservation | p. 186 |
| F. Gilbert Hills State Forest: Blue Triangle Loop | p. 190 |
| South of Boston and Cape Cod | |
| Great Esker Park | p. 197 |
| World's End Reservation | p. 202 |
| Whitney and Thayer Woods | p. 207 |
| North Hill Marsh Wildlife Sanctuary | p. 212 |
| Camp Titicut Reservation | p. 216 |
| Moose Hill Wildlife Sanctuary | p. 222 |
| Wheaton Farm Conservation Area | p. 227 |
| Borderland State Park | p. 231 |
| Freetown-Fall River State Forest | p. 235 |
| Caratunk Wildlife Refuge | p. 241 |
| Myles Standish State Forest: Easthead Trail and Bentley Loop | p. 246 |
| Ellisville Harbor State Park | p. 251 |
| Lowell Holly Reservation | p. 255 |
| Sandy Neck Circuit | p. 260 |
| Nickerson State Park: Cliff Pond Loop | p. 264 |
| Fort Hill | p. 268 |
| Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary | p. 272 |
| Great Island | p. 278 |
| Cape Cod National Seashore: Pilgrim Heights | p. 283 |
| Nature and History Essays | |
| An Urban Oasis | p. 31 |
| Introduced Pests: A Threat to Our Eastern Forests | p. 55 |
| The Life and Times of a Bog | p. 111 |
| Massachusetts' Watershed Wilderness | p. 145 |
| Henry David Thoreau: Naturalist, Explorer, and Writer | p. 159 |
| King Philip's War: An Early American Conflict | p. 181 |
| The Taunton River: Flowing Through History | p. 221 |
| Endangered Predator: Eastern Timber Rattlesnakes | p. 240 |
| A Haven for Coastal Wildlife | p. 277 |
| A Timely Acquisition: The Birth of Cape Cod National Seashore | p. 287 |
| Appendices | |
| The Bay Circuit Trail | p. 288 |
| Cross-Country Skiing | p. 290 |
| Wildlife Watching | p. 292 |
| Index | p. 297 |
| About the Authors | p. 301 |
| Appalachian Mountain Club | p. 302 |
| About the AMC in Eastern Massachusetts | p. 303 |
| AMC Book Updates | p. 303 |
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