Trails/Hiking in MassachusettsTotal found in this region of Massachusetts: 21Appalachian National Scenic Trail MA Type: National "2,175-mile long footpath stretching through 14 eastern states from Maine to Georgia" [from nps.gov/appa]; The MA portion is in ... Atlantic White Cedar Swamp Trail 50 Nauset Road Wellfleet, MA 1.5 miles; located behind the Salt Pond Visitor Center; loops around the swamp; part of the Cape Cod National Seashore Balfour Riverwalk Trail Attleboro, MA Quarter-mile urban trail and greenway Cape Cod Pathways MA An initiative to create a network of walking trails across Cape Cod from Provincetown to Falmouth and Bourne Chicopee River Canal Rail Trail Front Street Chicopee, MA Type: Urban The short original section that opened in 2009 runs 1100 feet from the Davitt Bridge to Grape Street; Parking is available along... Columbia Greenway Rail Trail 866 Shaker Road Westfield, MA Type: Urban The first section opened in 2012 and runs 1.5 miles from Shaker Farms Country Club north to Little River; The second section ope... Connecticut River Walk and Bikeway 121 West Street Springfield, MA Type: Urban Paved path along the Connecticut River that runs from the Chicopee town line to the South End Bridge in Springfield and passes b... Connecticut Riverwalk and Bikeway 247 River Road (Borgati Park) Agawam, MA Type: Urban A paved path that runs alongside River Road and the Connecticut River; It starts at Borgati Park and ends at School Street (near... Derby Wharf 174 Derby Street Salem, MA 1/2 mile trail along a wharf in Salem Harbor; managed by the National Park Service Freedom Trail 15 State Street Boston, MA Type: Urban 2.5 miles; 16 sites; Not a hiking trail per se, but an urban tour of historic sites in Boston related to the American Revolution... Housatonic River Walk 22 River Street Great Barrington, MA Status: Seasonal A fairly short trail along the banks of the Housatonic River in two sections; See website for map; Located in downtown Great Bar... Ice Glen Park Street Stockbridge, MA Footbridge over the river leads to 3 trails - Mary Flynn trail, along river, is paved; cross railroad tracks to get to Ice Glen;... Keystone Arch Bridges Trail Herbert Cross Road (off Middlefield Street) Chester, MA A 2.5 mile trail along the CSX Railroad & the Westfield River from Chester into Middlefield and Becket; there are several stone ... Mahican-Mohawk Trail MA A proposed 100-mile hiking trail from the from the Connecticut River in Deerfield to the Hudson River in New York that follows a... Mandell Hill at East Quabbin Land Trust Barre Road (at Ridge Road) Hardwick, MA 1.5 mile loop trail that starts along active pastures (avoid electric wire fence) and ends on a plateau Metacomet-Monadnock Trail MA 117 miles; also known as M&M Trail; extends from West Suffield Mountain on the CT border up through Hampden, Hampshire, Franklin... Redstone Rail Trail 83 Denslow Road East Longmeadow, MA Type: Urban A paved trail over a former railroad running from Denslow Road (behind Hasbro) to Maple Street (at Carlin Combustion Technology ... Sandwich Boardwalk Boardwalk Road (near Jarves Street) Sandwich, MA Type: Rural This is a quarter mile long boardwalk over a salt marsh that stretches from Town Neck Beach to Boardwalk Road. There are scenic ... Saugus Iron Works Nature Trails 244 Central Street Saugus, MA National Historic Site; 2 trails - Marsh Trail and Woodland Trail; site of one of America's earliest iron forging and manufactur... Southern New England Trunkline Trail Grove Street Franklin, MA A former railroad line that runs 55 miles from Providence to Worcester and Boston; Currently it mainly connects Franklin State F... Southwick Rail Trail Congamond Road Southwick, MA Type: Rural A 7 mile paved path following a former train rail from the Connecticut border to Westfield; The southern end connects to the Far... |